Their trials built into them an unshakable faith that impacted the people and the world around them. God desires to do the same in us. How we perceive our present will affect our future. What we do with the circumstances around us will shape the direction of our life. How we choose to respond to the things we find around us will shape the quality of the life we live.
Bad things happen to good people.
It may not seem fair, but life is like that. The present doesn't always see justice meted out. Sometimes the good die young and the bad and the ugly carry on for decades. Sometimes the punishment doesn't fit the crime. Sometimes the crime is never brought to justice.