George Whitefield on suffering:
Then we glorify God in the fire, when, though we feel pain and anguish, we at the same time can tell the Lord that we deserve this and ten thousand times worse…We glorify God in the fire also when we are really and fully persuaded that God will not put us in the fire but for our good and his own glory.…God never sends but what is necessary, when there is something that needs be purged away; we glorify God in the fire when we say, “Lord, do not let the fire go out until it has done its work.” Then we glorify God when we wish for the good of the fire and can say from our hearts, “Lord, do with me as seems good in your sight.” [George Whitefield Daily Readings.]
“George Whitefield” by Robert Hunter painted 1760 is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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