So, are you rejoicing in your sufferings? Our sufferings will only be for a short time, especially when we compare it to endurance and then to the hope that we receive in spending eternity with our Lord.
Are you looking forward to that glorious day? Paul was very zealous in trying to have in making the Word of God fully known. He suffered countless events as he tried to minister to people. In II Corintians 11:21-30, Paul was boasting of all that he has been through. But he concludes in verse 30, "If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness."
We also should be like Paul in ministering to one another. But we need to remember, that if we boast, we need to boast in our weakness. Then, when we get to heaven, we will see all of ours friends that we have loved long ago. Seeing their faces, and especially the smile on our Savior will be glory for us! So let us minister to one another, making sure that they are on that narrow road.