Yes, you read the title of today’s blog post correctly. But, why give thanks to God for the challenges?
In the moment, no one appreciates suffering as an instrument of growth. Romans 5:1-8 describes the process toward spiritual maturity—and it is definitely a process. One that starts with suffering.
Yet there is another reason to be grateful for the challenges. Because they unite us with Christ and transform us more and more into His image—not to mention uniting us with Him in the resurrection.
I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead. (Phil. 3:10-11)
For what challenge can you give thanks today?
