Nobody likes to go through tribulations. We would all avoid them if we could. We want our lives to be absent of pain. But that’s not the world we live in. Today, Pastor Cody reminds us that Jesus promised we would experience tribulations as we follow Him. But, as Pastor Cody explains, the suffering we endure as we follow Christ is not in vain. In fact, God allows us to experience this suffering for a purpose – He doesn’t let it go to waste. Instead, He uses our tribulations to build us up for our own good.