Come Forth as Gold- Making Sense of Suffering Audio Download by Kate Boyer Brown

When faced with the prospect of suffering, most of us would say with the Psalmist, “O that I had wings, like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.” No one enjoys suffering, but all of us endure it to some degree. Although we can’t control our circumstances, we can control our heart’s response to them. Drawing on difficult experiences from her own life, including the death of her brother to leukemia, and the lives of Bible characters and others, Kate illustrates how hard times make us either bitter or better. Many of us have been taught that it’s a sin to ask “why?” But our loving Father doesn’t delight in sending us through agonizing situations aimlessly or mysteriously. Instead, He wants us to realize that He has a plan for each life, and our best interests and His glory at heart as He trusts us with each difficult circumstance. He wants us to look for His purpose behind our pain. Your heart will be touched as we explore different scenarios of suffering that He allows for certain reasons, and challenged as we examine proper responses to His refining work in our lives. Discover that if you allow Him to, He’ll bring some of your greatest blessings – and blessings to others through your life and testimony – from the crucible of pain.