We are reminded that we sometimes must go through the tough times in life to get to the good stuff. God has to prune things away from our lives that rob us of all He has for us. The Bible says that we must share in God’s suffering that we might also share in His glory. We are never immune to heartache, trials or devastation. But we have a Loving Father who will never leave us.
Some people of our day say that people must add something else to simple faith. No person should add anything to Christ’s gift of grace given by Christ, it’s free. We are saved by Grace through Faith, all we need do is believe what Jesus did for us on the cross, receive it and we will want to follow Jesus and have the Holy Spirit come to live in us, to guide us (reference Philippians 3:2-3).