God changes hearts using struggles to sanctify

USA (MNN) — God can use addiction and suffering to point us to Himself.Brandon Bower with the Biblical Life Recovery Center, “The Lighthouse,” says that God uses suffering to sanctify us and set us apart for His glory.“God uses our struggles to grow us, not to punish us,” Bower says.In the context of addiction, Bower says that is why the struggle is continual.“Scripture tells us that we all have sins that so easily beset us," Bower says. “We all struggle with different sins. Some of us, it's eat