Are we willing to suffer for Christ?

The Lord Jesus was willing to suffer the cross out of obedience to our Heavenly Father and in order to bring salvation and redemption to mankind.  How is it with us?  Are we willing to suffer?  What do we mean by suffer?  Our Heavenly Father does not want us to suffer under sickness and disease.  Our Heavenly Father does not want us to suffer in poverty and lack.  So what does he mean?  To suffer for our God means that we lay aside our desires and that we subordinate that which we want to do for the sake of the Gospel.  A good example of this was with the Lord Jesus.  In 1 Peter 3:18 it says "This is true because Christ suffered for our sins once. He was an innocent person, but he suffered for guilty people so that he could bring you to God. His body was put to death, but he was brought to life through his spirit."  In other words, Christ suffered for us in obedience to the Heavenly Father.  That is our calling as well.  As the Lord Jesus prayed in the Garden, "Not my will but thy will".  This also has to be our desire.  It has to be our desire to do the will of our Heavenly Father.  It has to be our desire to suffer our desire for God's desire so that we can be a blessing to God and our fellow man.