Scott Hafemann, The God of Promise and the Life of Faith. Crossway Books, 2001, p. 167.
Endurance in the midst of suffering, not success, health, or wealth, is the mark of a genuine Christian life. Furthermore, it is faith and hope in the midst of suffering, not miraculous deliverance from it, that display most clearly the all-sufficiency of God to a despairing world.
Scott Hafemann, The God of Promise and the Life of Faith. Crossway Books, 2001, p. 167.