It's Not Supposed to Be This Way - Lysa TerKeurst
Lysa TerKeurst (video)
“It’s Not Supposed To Be This Way, it isn’t just a book I wrote, it’s a message I’ve walked through, sometimes crawled through. . but I survived, and you will too.”
Joni Earickson Tada
Joni Earickson Tada (video)
“If you have a hurdle to overcome, whether it be chronic pain, whatever, go to Jesus, your ever present help in any trouble.”
What was Paul's thorn in the flesh?
Gotquestions.org (article)
Whether the “thorn” we struggle with today is physical, emotional, or spiritual, we can know that God has a purpose and that His grace is all-sufficient.
"My Walmart, My Neighbors, My God: Weeping with Hope in El Paso"
Janel Barr (article)
If you are in Christ, your God hears every cry and catches every tear. Every bullet that was fired, every ounce of blood that was lost, every last breath, God was there.
Children, Heirs, and Fellow Sufferers
John Piper (article/audio)
“I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us.”
What You Need To Know About Suffering
Paul David Tripp (article)
Our suffering is more powerfully shaped by what’s in our heart than by what’s in our body or the world around us.
God Brings Us Suffering for Others’ Sake
Dave Zuleger (article)
God receives glory when we let others in to see his strength in our weakness.
10 Things You Should Know about Suffering
Dave Furman
(article) Ten truths that help us filter our suffering through the lens of Scripture.
Where Is God’s Love in Loss?
Mark Ballenger
(Article) How does God's love fit with the pain and heartache we face?
After 50 Years in a Wheelchair, I Still Walk With Jesus
Joni Eareckson Tada
(Article) It sounds incredible, but I really would rather be in this wheelchair knowing Jesus as I do than be on my feet without him.
How Can We Rejoice in Suffering?
One purpose of trials is growth, but how can we count the hard times as joy?
If God, Why Suffering?
Vince Vitale
Suffering is very real and very personal. Here are seven approaches to thinking about the challenge of suffering.
Five Purposes for Suffering
John Piper
We seldom know the micro reasons for our sufferings, but the Bible does give us faith sustaining macroreasons.
Evil and Suffering
Craig Groeschel
Why bad things happen to good people and why good things happen to bad people.
Why Suffering?
Ravi Zacharias and Vince Vitale
Find meaning and comfort when life doesn't make sense.
