From minor inconveniences to the most traumatic events in our lives, God wants to use every painful event to draw us closer to Himself. If we understand God s purposes for our times of struggle, we ll trust Him instead of getting angry with Him, and we ll see each difficulty as a steppingstone to the next level of our spiritual journey. Then, even when we don t fully understand what God is doing, we ll be convinced that He knows, He cares, and He ll lead us.