"Wherefore!" -To

 "Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:" (Hebrews 12:28 KJV)

  "For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps." (1 Peter 2:21 NLT

 Whether you like it or not, will all have our own cross to bear; we will all have trials and times when we are tested, not because we are doing wrong, but because He wants us to trust Him more! If you doubt what I am saying, then you need to read Genesis 22:1-18, as God tested Abraham. Talk about doing something that you don't really want to do, yet preparing to do it anyway, just because you trust God and know that He knows what He is doing; even if it doesn't make any sense! 

 By the way, we see this on a completely bigger picture, in the death of Christ Jesus; not that the Father was testing Him, because it wasn't about a test, it was what He came for, to fulfill the work was that meant to be done; that which was planned from the very beginning, even before the earth was created! How it compares is the way other people see it, having it all make sense, not because He was killed, but because of His resurrection! 

 That sign He told the Jewish Leaders, He would show them, a sign of Jonah in the belly of a fish for three days and three nights; which was shown to them when He rose from the grave, after three and three nights, just as He said that He would! That was the main topic of Pastor Bryan's message on 1 Corinthians 15, last night: "Without the resurrection, this would all be meaningless!"

 Hopefully you get the message, because there is always a good side, because God is always good! By the way, most likely Abraham also believed in the resurrection of the dead...

"Abraham never wavered in believing God's promise. In fact, his faith grew stronger, and in this he brought glory to God. He was fully convinced that God is able to do whatever he promises. And because of Abraham's faith, God counted him as righteous. And when God counted him as righteous, it wasn't just for Abraham's benefit. It was recorded for our benefit too, assuring us that God will count us as righteous if we believe in him, the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. He was handed over to die because of our sins, and he was raised to life to make us right with God." (Romans 4:20-25 NLT)