Can We Avoid Suffering?

We all experience suffering. And it’s easy to think: If we didn’t sin, if we didn’t make bad choices, if we didn’t expose ourselves to germs, and if we lived a healthy lifestyle, we wouldn’t have to suffer, would we? But the Bible makes it plain this is not the case. We are destined to suffer, just like Jesus did, who made no bad choices and didn’t sin. So why did Jesus suffer, and how does that affect us? And why is that a good thing?