Suffering Well

As many of you know, Matt Chandler is a preacher I admire quite a bit. I admired him mainly for his boldness and passion in proclaiming the gospel, but now I admire him in a far deeper way. On Thanksgiving morning, 35 year old Matt suddenly had a massive seizure. Never having this happen to him before, the doctors did some tests and found out he had a tumor on his right frontal lobe. This last Friday he went through brain surgery to remove the tumor. Thankfully, he has seemed to come out of the surgery OK so far. He is married with three small children. Below is a message he recorded for his flock shortly before the surgery. It is a testimony to knowing a gracious and sovereign God and walking in that knowledge at all times, good and bad. As he says it, he has joy that he is counted worthy to suffer well for the name of Jesus...