* Solomon reveals a powerful truth - you learn more through times of sorrow than you do through times of peace.

* Everyone loves to have a good time, but you don’t really learn much during those times.

* The times you grow the most are when you hit the tough times.

* This is why Lamentations 3:27 says, “It’s good for a man to bear the yoke while he’s young.”

* Going through difficult situations is what equips you for life.

* Funerals teach people a lot more than birthday parties.

* A practice I’ve had for a long time - I attend my own funeral.