The Purpose of Pain

"Listen to the cry of a woman in labor at the hour of giving birth--look at the dying man's struggle at this last extremity, and then tell me whether something that begins and ends thus could be intended for enjoyment."  

So said Soren kierkegaard, and he summed up well the fact that our lives are filled with suffering.  

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Romans 8:28-30

But for the Christian, suffering has a divine purpose.  The God who rules over the course of history allows the Christian to suffer because He uses it to accomplish His ends.  This message enlightens us as to the purpose of pain for the Christian.