We all have suffering in our life. I have discovered two kinds of suffering.

The first kind of suffering is in sin. My own sin that weighs on me, but also in the sin and temptations from others that have destroyed these things I have tried to build. This suffering is from the enemy, God does not touch your life with sin. Call out to God for forgiveness and changed hearts for others. Through this kind of suffering be aware of what God wants you to do, where He wants you to be, and where will He lead you in order to bring justice for, and redemption from, the sin. God wants to lead away from sin. He did not give it to you, but He knew it would befall on you and He knows what to do with it. AND He will restore what the locus' have eaten.

The second kind of suffering is God breathed. Isaiah 30:20 "Although the Lord gives you the breath of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden from you no more; with your own eyes you will see them". Breath, and water. What?!? These are things that strengthen your body. Often these God-breathed sufferings are trials or personal struggles. It is often a test of your character. Be aware of who is teaching you. God brings people into your life to teach you and encourage you. Once you can see your internal, fleshly weakness and realise how it is keeping you from God. It's to teach you, correct you, bring you awareness of your nature.

God works all things for your good. God wants to lead you closer to him and give you a greater understanding of His character. Cry out to God for wisdom and strength. and he will answer: Isaiah 30:19. With this awareness you can understand the unlimited, unending, uplifting love and grace of our God. In the end, when you are on the other side of this suffering and know you have done well, you will have a renewed sense of peace, and earning for more of what God has to offer. 

So where is God leading you? Many times the Bible refers to what fool is. One that stood out to me was 'a fool can't stand to be corrected'. I had to learn to take correction, and have special consideration for the error of my ways that took me further from God. Why wouldn't I want to be corrected by our gracious God- it's for my own I want to be close to Him! Suffering is hard, and it hurts, but God is there through it all. When you suffer under trial of character, call to God and He will show you what it is He wants you to do, He will also set for you a way out: Isaiah 30:21.

The way is set and the way out is also the way in. Thank you Father.