Suffering (7 days)

A simple plan based on the topic: Suffering. Each day, read the texts and apply one practical takeaway.

By BibleInTongues Editorial TeamPublished March 10, 2026Reviewed by BibleInTongues Review Team on March 10, 2026

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  • Day 1: Read slowly
    Read the verses twice. Notice repeated words or themes.
    Focus verse
    Matthew 24:21

    for then there will be great suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be.

    Reflection question

    After reading Matthew 24:21, what part of “Read slowly” do you need to reread in context today?

  • Day 2: Observe
    What does this passage show about God and people? Write 1 sentence.
    Focus verse
    2 Corinthians 1:6

    But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation. If we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer.

    Reflection question

    After reading 2 Corinthians 1:6, what part of “Observe” do you need to reread in context today?

  • Day 3: Pray
    Turn one line into a short prayer (30 seconds is enough).
    Focus verse
    2 Timothy 3:11

    persecutions, and sufferings—those things that happened to me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I endured those persecutions. The Lord delivered me out of them all.

    Reflection question

    After reading 2 Timothy 3:11, what part of “Pray” do you need to reread in context today?

  • Day 4: Apply
    Pick one concrete action for today that matches the passage.
    Focus verse
    James 5:13

    Is any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praises.

    Reflection question

    After reading James 5:13, what part of “Apply” do you need to reread in context today?

  • Day 5: Remember
    Choose one phrase to memorize. Repeat it a few times.
    Focus verse
    1 Peter 5:1

    Therefore I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed:

    Reflection question

    After reading 1 Peter 5:1, what part of “Remember” do you need to reread in context today?

  • Day 6: Discuss
    If possible, share one insight with a friend or in a note.
    Focus verse
    Matthew 11:12

    From the days of John the Baptizer until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.

    Reflection question

    After reading Matthew 11:12, what part of “Discuss” do you need to reread in context today?

  • Day 7: Review
    Look back over the week. What changed in your thinking or habits?
    Focus verse
    Mark 5:26

    and had suffered many things by many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better, but rather grew worse,

    Reflection question

    After reading Mark 5:26, what part of “Review” do you need to reread in context today?

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