I think one of the hardest aspects regarding suffering is the lack of answers.   When it will end, why is it happening, what am I supposed to get from it, am I that bad of a monster to deserve this?  And sometimes there is silence. 

C.S. Lewis once wrote in A Grief Observed: When you are happy, so happy you have no sense of needing Him, so happy that you are tempted to feel His claims upon you as an interruption, if you remember yourself and turn to Him with gratitude and praise, you will be — or so it feels— welcomed with open arms. But go to Him when your need is desperate, when all other help is vain, and what do you find? A door slammed in your face, and a sound of bolting and double bolting on the inside. After that, silence.

In chapter 1 of the book of Job, there is a small unveiling of this mysterious wisdom of God as well as the workings of Satan.  Sometimes more information like that actually brings up more questions about my suffering and the reasons for it.  Had I been Job and told what was happening behind the scenes would that have brought any extra comfort?  Sometimes it might be best not to know and try to fathom it, and put it into a box that I can fully grasp because I just can’t sometimes.  I wonder if God explaining things to me is like me trying to explain why things happen to a baby or a pet animal for.  Hush child, just trust & obey Me and hold onto My promises.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.  In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.  Sometimes when we go through trials we need this kind of wisdom to guide us through.  This can help to get through the fog of mystery when we suffer.  We focus on trusting in the Lord, and not depending on our own understanding, but on the Word and guidance of God.

(For discussion:  When was a time when you wanted to know why something was happening and did not seem receive an answer from God?  How did you go about continuing to trust Him despite the lack of answers?)