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Suffering - the Biblical way

For it is commendable if a man bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God. (1 Peter 2:19) When we suffer, ok, when I suffer, I generally complain and grouse around, making certain others know I am suffering - and unjustly so. I want others to feel my pain, to attempt to make me feel better, to join my suffering-bandwagon.  But that is not the Biblical way of handing things.  " When they hurled their insults at him (Jesus), he did not retaliate when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly." (1 Peter 2:23) What can I do to create a more Biblical response in my suffering?  Which itself is almost a silly question because I so seldom suffer, really suffer. Oh, I have my moments, even a day here and there but I have had an extremely blessed life.  Yet, when I do suffer, I can't seem to handle it right. I lose sleep. I whine and whimper. And much of my "suffering" is nothing compared...