Our text today comes from 1 Peter 4:12-19. Suffering is an unpopular subject. Salvation is more pleasant than suffering. Heaven is more pleasant than heartache. But suffering is a real part of life. Every hospital lets us know how real suffering is.

Screaming sirens each time we hear them reminds us of how real suffering is. Not only the physical but the mental anguish is seen in suffering. Christians also have trials.