What Do I Do With My Suffering?

Why do I suffer so much? Why am I in pain? Is my suffering the result of my sin and God's punishment? Is my pain and suffering a "wake up" call from God? What part did I play in the pain and suffering I am going through? Is God's grace sufficient? What if I could see my "earthly losses" in heaven? Would that change anything? Why do we have to always blame someone else or something else for our suffering? Pain is not always bad. Empathy is better than sympathy. We as Christians in pain and suffering have a task to perform. It's right there in 2 Corinthians 1.