One way to go through life is to turn away from the things that are hard. You can take the easy way, forgoing difficulty whenever possible. Or you can choose to see hardship as an opportunity, as a test or a trial, rather than as an obstacle. It offers a chance to make yourself smarter, stronger, and better. The Apostle James put it this way: “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of...