As Apostle Paul stated, in the Christian bible a lot.
To suffer is good, when you are doing it for God.
For it is good, it builds character as well as humble you.
I would rather suffer here on earth, then the next life.
Yes Christ did die on the cross for our sins here on the earth.
But still he uses our suffering in many different ways here.
One to show the lost his strength in all of our sufferings.
In another way he uses it to draw other people to him,
By them seeing his strength in our sufferings and pains.
As well as his healing us , in our times of suffering here.