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The blessing of suffering “Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, ‘Why will you also go with us? Return and remain with the king, for you are a foreigner and also an exile; return to your own place. You came only yesterday, and shall I today make you wander with us, while I go where I will? Return and take back your brothers; mercy and truth be with you’” (2 Samuel 15:19-20). Suffering is painful, hurtful and hard at the time. But God, who is a potter, molds us through suffering in our lives. In particular, God breaks our stubborn hearts through suffering and melts our hearts to give us a gentle heart. In other words, God molds our hearts through suffering. In 2 Samuel 15:19-20, we see King David speaking to Ittai the Gittite: “Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, ‘Why will you also go with us? Return and remain with the king, for you are a foreigner and also an e...