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WHAT GOOD IS SORROW AND WHAT IS THE REASON FOR TRIALS, PROBLEMS AND HEARTACHES?

Another word for sorrow is grief. Solomon said, Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better (Eccl. 7:3).

Can this be? And how so? These promises and instructions from God’s Word will make this more clear:

Trials or tragedies are designed to

Test our faith - Genesis 22:1-18
A problem, especially a hard trial, will prove what we really believe and if we really believe. Others watch our faith in action, as well.

Purify faith - Malachi 3:3, 4: 1 Peter 1:6-9
"Purify" means to clean, make pure, free from sin. Purge is another word for purify, meaning to cleanse or rid of sin or faults, etc.

Increase patience - James 1:3, 4, 12

Bring us to a better place -
Psalm 66:10-12

Glorify God - 1 Peter 4:12-16

Sometimes the cause is unknown to us - Job 1:7-22

Chasten us - Isaiah 48:10

These attitudes concerning trials glorify God ("glorify" means to worship, honor and give praise to God)

Must expect - Acts 14:22. Because we are Christians, should we never face a trial? If Christ faced every trial, then who are we to escape hardships?

Glory in - Romans 5:3

Overcome - Romans 8:35-37; Revelation 22:7

Patient in - Romans 12:12

Joyful in - 2 Corinthians 7:4

Faint not - Ephesians 3:13. No throwing in the towel, no giving up, no quitting.

Endurable - 1 Corinthians 10:13

Rewardable - Matthew 5:10-12

There is an end - Isaiah 5:11; 25:8
...Sorrow shall flee away and sorrow shall be removed.

There is no sorrow in God’s blessing - The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and He addeth no sorrow with it (Prov. 10:22).