Suffering for doing good

 

For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. – 1 Peter 3.17

 

Nobody wants to suffer. That’s pretty obvious.

 

But suffering is a part of life and sometimes we are going to suffer because of our actions.

 

Sometimes we suffer for doing good and sometimes we suffer for doing evil. When we suffer for doing evil there is no benefit. We know we are guilty and we deserve it and it is hard to see any good out of it.

 

When we suffer for doing good though we know that we have done something. We suffer and it is bearable because there was a reason for it all. We can bear with it because we know that we suffer like Jesus suffered. We are truly following in His steps. If we suffer for doing good we remember that he suffered for doing perfection.

 

We may need that assurance someday. Let’s strive to do good so that when we do suffer we can do so with joy.