--- I love this actionable suggestion: "Personally, I seek to approach these situations in the following way: Have I accomplished my Christian duties (e.g., not having idols before God)? If so, how can I grow in virtue so that I am most like Christ? That being satisfied, how can I maximise ‘good’?"
--- "Jesus said we were to carry our cross and that we will share in his suffering": Is the positive attitude towards suffering about the definition of good? Or is it, rather, about the willingness to forego good *however good is defined* in order to achieve something else (proof of obedience, character cultivation, good consequences, etc)? (Maybe your text gives the answer but I wasn't sure)
--- I love this actionable suggestion: "Personally, I seek to approach these situations in the following way: Have I accomplished my Christian duties (e.g., not having idols before God)? If so, how can I grow in virtue so that I am most like Christ? That being satisfied, how can I maximise ‘good’?"
--- "Jesus said we were to carry our cross and that we will share in his suffering": Is the positive attitude towards suffering about the definition of good? Or is it, rather, about the willingness to forego good *however good is defined* in order to achieve something else (proof of obedience, character cultivation, good consequences, etc)? (Maybe your text gives the answer but I wasn't sure)