God has many ways he trains His children. Oftentimes the circumstances of life are His means of training us. Thomas Edison's manufacturing facilities in West Orange, N.J., were heavily damaged by fire one night in December, 1914. All our mistakes are burned up. Now we can start anew.
Trials have a purging effect in our life.
In Paul's case and in our case, that is true. When things happen in our life we can act or react. We can receive them in a positive way or resist them in a negative way. We can allow them to foster bitterness or allow them to further blessedness. There Was An Absence Of Resentment.