It has been observed that suffering will either make us better or bitter. The outcome depends entirely on our response. We can’t control when trials come, how frequently they will appear in our lives, or how intense they will be. But we can choose our response. When we embrace the truth that God is able to use our sufferings to deepen and mature our faith, and when we seek His guidance through our pain with an undivided heart, He transforms us. He causes our faith to reflect the character of His Son, Jesus, who embraced much greater suffering so that we could have eternal life.