At this point you may be wondering: If God loves me so much, why do I experience so much pain, affliction, and despair? The answer is simple, yet not always easy to swallow—God loves to transform those whom He loves. God bids us to come to Him as we are, but He loves us too much to let us remain the same. Every ounce of affliction and pain in our lives is superintended and sovereignly orchestrated by a God who has a plan for His glory and for our transformation into the image of His Son.
