Suffering = hope?

Romans 5:3-5 "Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; ⁴ perseverance, character; and character, hope. ⁵ And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us".

This world is full of deceit and evil. We are going to suffer on this earth, and we aren't going to like it. its going to hurt,we are going to cry, and we are going to be persecuted for what we believe. So what's the point? why bother? Well, in 1 Peter 4 it talks about suffering for God. and we are called to suffer, knowing that its God's plan, and how much we suffer, shows us that we are doing his plan. And suffering isn't just for that reason, no, far from it. Because if suffering was just for that, then wouldn't you think God would come up with a better way to show us his plan? God also provides suffering for us, to help us grow. for suffering also produces endurance (perseverance) and endurance produces character. Character is one thing that everyone has... strength. But how much you have its determinded by your character. How many hardships or trials have you gone through, haven't you grown from them? exactly! And from character ( strength ) theres hope. God isnt going to make you suffer just to suffer, he does it so you can build that strength, and from building strength, it gives you hope. Knowing, that this world is not our home. we are only here for a limited amount of time. so lean in to the trials, lean into the pain, for its only going to produce strength and further more....Hope.