* What is a key benefit of suffering?
It increases our appreciation for Christ's love and suffering for us.
* What is a key benefit of increasing awareness of our distrust of God, i.e. of our brokenness?
It increases our appreciation for Christ's love and suffering for us.
* What is a key benefit of our increased faithfulness-obedience to God?
It increases our appreciation for Christ's love and suffering for us.
Everything about our present experience, awareness, and conduct should remind us of Christ's love and what he did for us. This is the essence of a “gospel-driven” life.
Our increasingly greater understanding and appreciation of Christ's love and suffering for us causes us to love him in return which is the "engine" that drives us to live for the glory of God. The more fully we understand what Christ did to restore us back to the Father the more glorious he becomes to us and the more we fall in love with Christ and the Father. Our faithfulness is driven by love - the Spirit - and our love is driven by our relationship-union with the Source of love and life - the Father, Son, and Spirit.
For a further discussion on the benefits of suffering, click here.
For a further discussion on understanding our brokenness, click here.
For a further discussion on the importance of obedience, click here.
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