We do not have easy answers to the "why" of suffering, but we can trust in the God who created us. This suffering will pass; we were made for eternity.
Wisdom is skill in the art of living. The wisdom exercises in "A Guide to Practicing God's Presence" can teach you how to think God's thoughts after Him.
Why is it so difficult to sustain a reverential and humble attitude toward God? It is because, embedded in our fallen human nature, there is a clash between two opposing value systems.
When will Christ return? Although the false teachers of Peter's day thought that His delay meant He would not come back, Peter reminds his readers that God's timing is not our own.