Trials as Necessary Ingredients for Growth

John 16:33 KJV:
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Doesn't this verse sound blunt and discomforting atimes? We look into our lives and we see a lot of trials and tribulations on our journey to eternity. I am sure we wish atimes that the journey was easier and more comfortable.  This is the point where this verse becomes more difficult to accept.
We thought that it was supposed to get easier the closer we got to God. It was supposed to be more pleasurable as we grew in our relationship with God. Unfortunately, with God, the closer the walk, the more diverse the challenges. He does not promise us a trial-free walk; what he has promised us is his ever-abiding presence. God does not promise us a non-accountable life; he seeks to use our lives as a classic example of what he can do with a life that is totally yielded to him.
If we look for peace around us, we would be disappointed, as the world does not give that kind of peace. If you are looking for comfort and convenience, check again what and whom you believed. The call of Christ is peculiar- there's nothing you seek in Christ that the world does not have a cheap alternative. Unfortunately, many settle for the alternative, forgetting that the actual is much better. The peace of God does not remove trials; it gives you grace to bear the trials. The comfort God gives isn't the pity that man offers; it is comfort in trials that strengthen us so that we can in turn be able to comfort others. Everything God does or gives is done with an eye on eternity.
As I journey through life therefore, something must be settled in my heart: God's presence is the ultimate. There's no experience, trial or pain that His presence cannot solve. There's no battle so fierce that can overpower you or any struggle so big that can render you powerless as long as you have in you the One whose words alone can calm every raging sea.
Get God today, see what he can do. The world's system keeps turning, God's grace and presence keep sustaining. His time of favour is here