Christians are too focused on the Present

Paul told the Christians in Rome:

 

Romans 5:1-5

    Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.  [2] Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.  [3] More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,  [4] and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,  [5] and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

 

Paul does not expect God to relieve him of his suffering. Rather he expects suffering to produce endurance.

 

Peter told his readers:

 

1 Peter 1:6-7   

    In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, as was necessary, you have been grieved by various trials,  [7] so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 

 

Peter did not expect God to relieve them of their trials. Rather he expects the tested genuineness of their faith will result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

 

Christians are too focused on the present. God will not relieve us of our trials there is no reason to ask him to.