No one wants to suffer, yet Mike Ireland of Searcy, Arkansas, points out in his sermon that there are good things that can come from suffering. Our suffering can help us release our grip on this world. We learn that people are more important than things. It can make us more useful to others, and our suffering can deepen our fellowship with God. We give meaning to our suffering through our response to our suffering. Romans 5:3 tells us to rejoice in our suffering because of what it will produce in us. We may never have answers to why suffering happens to us or to others,  we find we are most vulnerable when we face trials we either can't avoid or can't control. How will we respond? Job responded with worship, strong faith in God, and a determination to carefully guard against sin. Will our suffering lead us toward glory or shame? Will it cause us to honor or dishonor God.