"And if thou shouldst be cast into the pit, or into the hands of murderers, and the sentence of death passed upon thee; if thou be cast into the deep; if the billowing surge conspire against thee; if fierce winds become thine enemy; if the heavens gather blackness, and all the elements combine to hedge up the way; and above all, if the very jaws of hell shall gape open the mouth wide after thee, know thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good."
Doctrine and Covenants 122:7
This is something that is hard to see in perspective, but something that is very true and very important to remember. God cares about the suffering that we experience here, and the choices that we make absolutely do matter profoundly as far as impacting our futures... but overall, even the worst and scariest things that we go through are going to be swallowed up in the joys of eternity, and will be remembered as learning lessons, and not as horrible ordeals, no matter how they seem now. God "consecrates [our] afflictions for [our] gain" (2 Nephi 2:2).
Today, let's try wrapping our heads around this a little, at least to the extent that we understand that God gives us credit for everything that we suffer, as long as we are learning from it. Maybe that will make this easier to bear. Life credit might be as meaningful as internet points, but you know, sometimes when you are in the middle of something, it does matter that you are getting on the scoreboard, and with God it is, of course, more than that. He will help us learn from all of these things... how to be better, how to help others, how to learn who we are and what we can truly do with his help. :)
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