No one likes to suffer because suffering involves pain. When we start to feel pain, we are tempted stop it. But if it is pain that comes from suffering for bearing the name of Christ, for doing good in the face of opposition, we are called to keep walking forward, trusting God our Father to see us through, no matter how painful. We need to prepare ourselves ahead of time for this. In this passage, the Apostle Peter COMMANDS us to “arm ourselves” with a weapon. But the weapon is not a physical one; rather, it is a mindset of resolve, of determination. We need GRIT to endure suffering for Christ. We also need to remember that the One we are trusting in this will also be our judge one day,