Do not let hardships make you waver, they are for your glory.

“So, I beg you, do not let the hardships I go through on your account make you waver; they are your glory.” Ephesians 3:13

Very often, on seeing the suffering experienced by Saints, we are dissuaded from following Christ and hesitate to lead a holy life. But doesn’t the world itself echo the phrase: ‘No pain, no gain’? So if we are ready to endure pain to gain a perishable prize in this world, how much more should we be ready to suffer to gain the everlasting crown of glory? Let us never forget the fact that only in Christ does suffering become truly valuable.