No matter what...

In a Between Two Worlds blogpost (entitled Piper on the Prosperity Gospel) is the following videoclip:



The last thing Piper says is: "God most glorified in you when you are most satisfied in Him in the midst of loss...not prosperity." While I'm not sure about the first "most" and the "not" part of his quote, there is definitely something to said for suffering and endurance.

Romans 5:3-5:

More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

God beautifies faith through times of adversity and works all for the good for those who love Him and are called by Him (see Romans 8:28, 1 Peter 1:7). And contentment can be found in Him in whatever circumstance (Phil. 4)...