# How to Embrace Suffering Without Faking It

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Podcast: [The Wise Guys Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wise-guys-podcast-6597758)
Published: 2026-04-02T20:35:51+00:00
Episode link: https://preambula.podbean.com/e/how-to-embrace-suffering-without-faking-it/
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## Resource

"Offer it up" sounds holy...but what if you're not actually ready to? In this episode, we unpack the reality of redemptive suffering and how our relationship with suffering develops over time. Too often, we try to jump to the language of the saints without first going through the necessary stages of growth. Like St. Paul, when he said in Colossians 1:24, "...I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am completing what is lacking in Christ's afflictions..." He could only say that after years of following Christ and growing in holiness. We talk about: Why it's okay if you're not "rejoicing" in suffering yet The stages of spiritual maturity in suffering What it really means to unite your suffering to Christ Wherever you are in your journey, God is working! Happy Triduum!

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