Cuz when you lose the battle, even with the cross, then what--abandon the cross?
"For whoever have addressed themselves with integrity for purpose to any course of action, keeping the fear of God continually before their thougths ... such persons, though for a season they may have experienced painful trials, have borne their afflictions lightly, being supported by the belief of greater rewards in store for them. And their character has acquired a brighter lustre in proportion to the severity of their past sufferings....