We have only to look at one example—that of Jesus—to discover the answer. Because He prayed, “Not my will, but yours be done” (Luke 22:42) and meant it, we have the gift of salvation and eternal life with Him. Because of His openhanded approach to ultimate suffering, we can be called sons and daughters of God. Because He recognized that easier, in this case, was not in fact better, we have a hope that “does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us” (Romans 5:5 NASB).
