Suffering.

What is it for, and Why is it necessary?

"Therefore I ENDURE ALL THINGS FOR THE ELECT'S SAKES, that they MAY ALSO OBTAIN THE SALVATION which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory." (2Ti 2:10).

Suffering is primarily set up as a very powerful tool/way to win over the many ELECT of God yet to obtain their salvation in Christ. Christ Jesus our LORD, prayed for His persecutors for the same very reason of winning the ELECT OF THE FATHER over to Himself. Stephen prayed for Apostle Paul and others when he was being stoned to death. And right now, both Stephen and Paul are thankfully in heaven.

To suffer for others that are yet to obtain what we have in Christ is at the very core of christianity, and it's never a stupid thing to do. OUR DISPLAY OF LOVE, PEACE, JOY, ETC, IN THE PUBLIC IS NOT A SIGN OF WEAKNESS, BUT OF A VERY STRONG STRENGTH. The fruit of the Spirit, is administered most powerfully through suffering. [Please, DO NOT confuse this suffering for ignorance.]

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And THEY THAT ARE CHRIST'S HAVE CRUCIFIED THE FLESH with the affections and lusts." (Gal 5:22-24).

Never be confused.

Suffering is unavoidable to us for the sakes of the elect of the Father. This "mechanism" is very crucial in winning these souls over to Christ, which are our fellow brethren yet to be saved from deception. These category of people that are yet to be saved and will be saved, needs love, joy, peace, etc to be drawn to our Father in heaven. The sons of perdition that will never yield to the fruit of the Spirit are also in the mix, and most times they (the sons of perdition) make things, especially suffering, very difficult to bear. But nevertheless, the Fruit must get to the targeted elects.

There is no need for suffering if there are no elect to win. We don't need to suffer to know God, Christ already paid for that. But we need to for ourselves, till we are all complete (i.e., Elects - the already born-again and the yet to be) - none is going to be left behind. The day the Father says there are no more elect to be won into the church, that is the very moment we will all be taken up into the air to meet the LORD.