You can suffer in one of two ways. Whether or not you will suffer is not in your control. Face it, you are going to suffer! Many Christians spend the bulk of their time trying to avoid suffering. This is certainly a healthy thing to do, no one wants to hurt. But many Christ followers buy into the American idea that suffering is some strange phenomenon that is not supposed to interrupt our comfortable lives. Trials and hardships often seem out of place for us. We forget that Jesus said we will have problems in this world (John 16:33, Matthew 6:34). We forget that Paul said if anyone wants to live a godly life, he will be persecuted (2 Tim. 3:12). Peter warns us not to be surprised at the trial that comes upon us, as if something strange were happening (1 Pet. 4:12). At some point, if we are not careful, we can feel entitled to a life of comfort and ease. But we are not. We are going to suffering, hurt, face trials, endure stress, go through pain, and have our faith stretched and tested. So we can suffer in two ways.