We must never think that following God means no trouble or suffering
― We can think like this without realising it. We ask: ‘Why should this happen to me?’ *Believers must realise something. It is this. They can have the same troubles as those who are not *believers. They can suffer in the same way too. ∙ We must want to live holy lives. We must have the right reason for this desire too. God calls us to be holy. (Read 1 Peter 1:15, 16.) Only that kind of life is good enough for God. ∙ It is completely wrong to choose a holy life for our own benefit. [...].
