2. Know that God is in control (6:10-12 / 7:14)
Know that suffering is real (7:1-7)
Know that suffering has purpose (7:8-12)
Know that suffering will end (7:13)

4. 14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other, so that man may not find out anything that will be after him.

5. “is it not from the mouth of the Most High that both good and bad come
“is it not from the mouth of the Most High that both good and bad come?” (Lam 3:38),
“shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?” (Job 2:10),
 “does disaster come to a city, unless the LORD has done it?” (Amos 3:6),
 “he who works all things in accordance with the counsel of his will” (Eph 1:11).
Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use?(Romans 9)
"There is no god besides Me; It is I who put to death and give life. I have wounded and it is I who heal, And there is no one who can deliver from My hand." Deuteronomy 32:39 
The Lord kills and brings to life; he brings down to Sheol and raises up. The Lord makes poor and makes rich; he brings low and he exalts.  ( 1 Samuel 2:6–7)

6. 10Whatever has come to be has already been named, and it is known what man is, and that he is not able to dispute with one stronger than he. 11 The more words, the more vanity, and what is the advantage to man? 12 For who knows what is good for man while he lives the few days of his vain life, which he passes like a shadow? For who can tell man what will be after him under the sun?

8. Is real

9. How We Suffer
Physical
Intellectual
Emotional
Relational
Spiritual

10. 7:1-7
A good name is better than precious ointment,     and the day of death than the day of birth. 2 It is better to go to the house of mourning     than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind,     and the living will lay it to heart. 3 Sorrow is better than laughter,     for by sadness of face the heart is made glad. 4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,     but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. 5 It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise     than to hear the song of fools. 6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot,     so is the laughter of the fools;     this also is vanity.
7 Surely oppression drives the wise into madness,      and a bribe corrupts the heart.

11. 7:1-7
A good name is better than precious ointment,     and the day of death than the day of birth. 2 It is better to go to the house of mourning     than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind,     and the living will lay it to heart. 3 Sorrow is better than laughter,     for by sadness of face the heart is made glad. 4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,     but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. 5 It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise     than to hear the song of fools. 6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot,     so is the laughter of the fools;     this also is vanity.
7 Surely oppression drives the wise into madness,      and a bribe corrupts the heart.

13. Has Purpose

14. “Christianity teaches that, contra fatalism, suffering is overwhelming; contra Buddhism, suffering is real; contra karma, suffering is often unfair; but contra secularism, suffering is meaningful. There is a purpose to it, and if faced rightly, it can drive us like a nail deep into the love of God and into more stability and spiritual power than you can imagine.” Tim Keller

15. 7:8-12
8 Better is the end of a thing than its beginning,     and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. 9 Be not quick in your spirit to become angry,     for anger lodges in the heart of fools. 10 Say not, “Why were the former days better than these?”     For it is not from wisdom that you ask this. 11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance,     an advantage to those who see the sun. 12 For the protection of wisdom is like the protection of money,     and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it

16. 7:8-12
8 Better is the end of a thing than its beginning,     and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. 9 Be not quick in your spirit to become angry,     for anger lodges in the heart of fools. 10 Say not, “Why were the former days better than these?”     For it is not from wisdom that you ask this. 11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance,     an advantage to those who see the sun. 12 For the protection of wisdom is like the protection of money,     and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it

17. Perseverance
2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
James 1:2-4

19. Greatest Expression of Love
Faith
Hope

27. Faith
6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 
1 Peter 1:6-7

29. Jesus our Example
18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. 19 For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly.20 For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God. 21 For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. 22 He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. 23 When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly. 24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. 

34. Roman 8:16
The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.

35. Romans 5 1-5
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

36. The agent of the Gospel Love Faith Hope Death Life Resurrection Grace
Presence
Glory
Saves
Renews
Delivers
Justifies
Sanctifies
Glorifies
Cause
Response
Result
The agent of the Gospel

38. 2 Corinthians 1: 3-6
3  5 For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too. 6 If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer. 

42. Hall of Faith Hebrews 11
35 Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life. 36 Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. 37 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword. They went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, mistreated—38 of whom the world was not worthy—wandering about in deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
39 And all these, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised, 40 since God had provided something better for us

43. He Giveth More Grace
He giveth more grace when the burdens grow greater, He sendeth more strength when the labors increase; To added afflictions He addeth His mercy, To multiplied trials, His multiplied peace.
When we have exhausted our store of endurance, When our strength has failed ere the day is half done, When we reach the end of our hoarded resources Our Father’s full giving is only begun.
Fear not that thy need shall exceed His provision, Our God ever yearns His resources to share; Lean hard on the arm everlasting, availing; The Father both thee and thy load will upbear.
His love has no limits, His grace has no measure, His power no boundary known unto men; For out of His infinite riches in Jesus He giveth, and giveth, and giveth again