We suffer for?

 Just a question: why do you say “your” God and not “my” God? If he is not your God then he has no obligation to help you.

Nevertheless, you ask difficult and important questions. No one has figured out exact answers to these problems, but here are some ideas you may find helpful.

Suffering defined. What is suffering? What are these bends in the road that God puts in the path of life that we are to carefully consider? Simply stated, suffering is anything which hurts or irritates. In the design of God, it is also something to make us think. It is a tool. God uses to get our attention and to accomplish his purposes in our lives in a way that would never occur without trial or irritation.

Purposes and reasons for suffering.
1. We suffer as a testimony or as a witness.
2. To glorify God before the angelic world
3. To manifest the power of God to others
4. To manifest the character of Christ in the midst of suffering
5. As a testimony to win others to Christ
6. We suffer to develop our capacity and sympathy and comforting others. 
7. We suffer to keep down pride. 

7. We suffer because it is a training tool.
8. We suffered to bring about continued dependence on the grace and power of God.
9. We suffered to manifest the life and character of Christ.
10. We suffered to manifest the evil nature of evil men and the righteousness of the justice of God when it falls in judgment.