Unwasted Sorrow

What Im really struggling with is the consequence of my sin. I know that sin has consequences and I have to live with mine. Ive been reading 1 Peter 2:20 and it seems to say that no credit is given in Gods eyes for enduring the natural consequences of my own sin. Can you help me understand this and apply it to my life? How would you answer someone coming to you for counsel with this question? Counselors must be able to explain how suffering that arises from ones own sin can still lead to Gods glory and our good. This booklet explores how to help the weak and fainthearted endure suffering by humbly submitting to Gods will in all circumstances. Todd M. Sorrell is an ACBC certified biblical counselor, a California attorney for almost 30 years, an adjunct biblical counseling and business professor, a businessman who has founded a number of successful businesses, and an author of two books, The College Choice: A Biblical Guide for Students and Parents and Journey to the Bending Light.