Tom Nettles, “Sickness, Suffering, Depression,” ch. 17 in Living by Revealed Truth: The Life and Pastoral Theology of Charles Haddon Spurgeon (Fearn, Scotland: Mentor, 2013), 594:
Spurgeon never doubted that his exquisite pain, frequent sicknesses, and even despondency were given to him by God for his sanctification in a wise and holy purpose.
Related:
1. The Logical and Emotional Problems of Evil
3. Watch John Piper lecture on “The Life and Ministry of Charles Spurgeon with John Piper”:
http://vimeo.com/64724035