Because we are recipients of the grace of God, we are therefore able to endure these temporary pains and sufferings that we face until we die and enter into glory. The Apostle Paul helped his readers—real people like us with real problems like us—to set their minds on the things above and this everlasting life.

Consider first, Romans 8:18-25— “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us…