God is the only One in the universe who can use our pain for our progress. Think about it —all those in the Bible we hold up as heroes of the faith had to walk through significant pain to get to a place where God could use them. I’ve seen in Scripture and in life that our potential to be blessed by God comes in direct proportion to the pain we are willing to endure. Stay with me here. Let’s say I go to the doctor today and he tells me I have cancer. Then, after informing me about my problem, he produces