* Hebrews 5:8 - Even Jesus was “made perfect” through what He suffered.

* Made perfect means “complete.”

* God perfects His kids by allowing them to suffer.

* Just like an person makes his body suffer by working out - he will end up having muscles exactly as God designed him to have.

* Strength comes through strain.

* If you never felt lonely or left out how would you ever know what it feels like to have a friend that sticks closer than a brother?

* When suffering comes your way, don’t resist it - embrace it and learn the lesson God wants to teach you from it.

* The prettiest diamonds go through the fiercest fire.