The enemy has a tendancy to hit us with something big, then when we turn to deal with it, he hits us from two other directions with smaller, but significant things. The problem is, you're already shaky from the big thing...when the smaller stuff comes along, it really has an impact.

The enemy is free to act...he's as free as you and I are to act against God. He doesn't need God's permission. No matter how much you love Jesus, you will suffer. Some of it will be your own fault. Some of it will be other sinners sinning against you. Some of it will be the result of living in a fallen world.

So what do we do? We live in community. We don't isolate; we have friends and family that we share this stuff with. There's no super spiritual answer here. You don't have to be alone, so don't be. Suffering is hard enough...it's much, much harder to suffer all by yourself.