" Many choose to become Christians because they think it will make life easier. Jesus warned that it would actually make life far more difficult (Luke 14:25-35). Paul promised the same: “Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted” (2 Tim. 3:12). God has called us to far more than attending church services and raising nice children. We are in a race, a fight, a war. Those who decide to follow Jesus have signed themselves up for a life of suffering. The solution is not to dodge trials but to persevere through them "

― Francis Chan , You and Me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity