Sufferings is a long and difficult leg of the Spiritual Journey. It is crucial to understand the purpose: it is the time when the believer’s incorrect belief system is emptied out. This is the time that is referred to as ‘separating sheep from goats, wheat from tare.’ It is a long and tedious process of emptying out a lifetime of habits, opinions, prejudices, stereotypes and beliefs, and allowing spiritual truth to become the ruling authority. The more access God is allowed, the more thorough He can be in clearing out debris that cannot be part of the believer’s life when living and operating in the new nature. Pay attention to each circumstance in daily life. Even the seemingly small and insignificant things are created with the opportunity to know the truth.