Suffering often feels like a sucker punch, especially when it hits.

And you're confused, you don't know where you are.

It's a way of participating in Christ.

Because when all of us are in these dines, these J curves, what do you do when you're helpless?

You pray.

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And I'm Dave Wilson.

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So when I first gave my life to Christ as a junior in college, I had this belief.

I think a lot of people might resonate with this that if you give your life to Christ, it'll be better.

Life will be better.

Everything will be better.

I mean, if I get married, my marriage will be better.

My family says everything will be better with Jesus.

It's sort of like everything's better with Coke or Pepsi.

Well, it's true in a way.

It's just you weren't expecting bad things to happen.

No, I really thought there wouldn't be pain.

I mean, a month later, I end up in the hospital with a knee surgery that I thought would in my college football career.

And I remember laying in the hospital bed going, I did not sign up for this.

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