Sometimes God will take us through a storm for His divine purpose.
Always look for God in the way things are.
Trusting God will not take your troubles away, but will give you new perspective.
Nahum 1:3 (NKJV)
“We do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (NIV)
“I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you.” Ephesians 1:18 (NIV)
“We are: hard pressed on every side, but not crushed;
perplexed, but not in despair;
persecuted, but not abandoned;
struck down, but not destroyed.”
2 Corinthians 4:8-9 (NIV)
2 Corinthians 4:8-9 (NIV)
• NEVER PUT A
WHERE GOD PUT A
period where God has placed comma
!
•
Trust God in adversity.
• THE SEED OF
faith
,
PLANTED IN THE SOIL OF adversity
,
UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYE OF THE gardener
beauty
,
WILL BRING FORTH
IN ITS SEASON
“We live by faith, not by sight.” 2 Corinthians 5:7 (NIV)
• Feed on the Bible everyday. .
•
Pray for the rain of the Holy Spirit.
•
Pull the weeds. (attitudes such as worries, unforgiveness, bitterness, envy, etc.)
• Guard against bugs. (habits, behaviors, poor choices, unhealthy relationships, etc.)
•
Prepare for a harvest.
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9 (NIV)
“Praise be to the God and Father of or Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.”2 Corinthians 2:3-4 (NIV)
• TRUST: TO ALLOW SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING
Buddy Owens Saddleback Church
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