Joni Eareckson Tada was someone who knew what it's like to suffer. After diving into shallow water when she was in her teens, she hit her head on the bottom of the lake, and the impact has left her a quadrapalegic for the rest of her life--without the use of her arms and legs.

How do we respond to suffering in this life? Why does it happen, and is there any purpose behind it?

In this lesson, we will look at what the Bible says about hard times in life and how we need to draw closer to God in hard times and not be driven away by them.