God does not save us in order to make us comfortable. He saves us for His own glory. He does not redeem us so He can always “be there” for us. He transforms us so we can always be there for Him.
The risen Christ did not sugar coat His call on Saul’s life. He told him from the very beginning that His will was for Saul to suffer greatly. And he did. No one would have willingly enlisted for the assignment Saul was given. But once Saul met Christ, he realized he had no choice. He must obey. He owed Christ everything. Saul had no illusion that his life would get easier once he became a Christian. In fact, people began trying to murder him once he became a follower of Jesus.
God’s will is not that everyone should suffer like Saul did. The truth is that God has graciously blessed many of us to a far greater degree than we deserve. But for some of us, His will may include hardship. Are you prepared for that? Have you resigned yourself to gladly embrace God’s will for your life? Can you accept the challenges as well as the blessings God assigns to you?