The Bible is filled with calls to “not lose heart” (2 Cor. 4:1; Eph. 3:13; Ps. 27:14), which implies that we will sometimes feel as though we’re about to or maybe that we already have (Ps. 40:12). And nothing can cause you to lose heart like suffering. But neither can anything lead you into God’s heart like suffering can. If you let it, suffering can drive you “like a nail” into the heart of God. 1
