Thank you for your post! Faith is a gift from God on many levels. Jesus teaches each of us to "take up our cross" and follow Him. Each of us have crosses to bear on this leg of our journey. Faith teaches us that suffering can certainly lead to salvation. In suffering, we can find strength in and unite ourselves with Jesus who suffered and died for each of us. Suffering can humble us. Humility is a virtue. Each day I live with tinnitus is a triumph on some level.
God bless you.
Chris