Life's Trials Explained

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Life's TrialsExplained1 Peter 1:3-9

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Praise

be

to

the

God

and

Father

of

our

Lord

Jesus

Christ!

In

his

great

mercy

he

has

given

us

new

birth

into

a

living

hope

through

the

resurrection

of

Jesus

Christ

from

the

dead,

4

and

into

an

inheritance

that

can

never

perish,

spoil

or

fade

.

This

inheritance

is

kept

in

heaven

for

you,

5

who

through

faith

are

shielded

by

Gods

power

until

the

coming

of

the

salvation

that

is

ready

to

be

revealed

in

the

last

time

.


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6

In

all

this

you

greatly

rejoice,

though

now

for

a

little

while

you

may

have

had

to

suffer

grief

in

all

kinds

of

trials

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These

have

come

so

that

the

proven

genuineness

of

your

faith

of

greater

worth

than

gold,

which

perishes

even

though

refined

by

fire

may

result

in

praise,

glory

and

honor

when

Jesus

Christ

is

revealed

.

8

Though

you

have

not

seen

him,

you

love

him

;

and

even

though

you

do

not

see

him

now,

you

believe

in

him

and

are

filled

with

an

inexpressible

and

glorious

joy,

9

for

you

are

receiving

the

end

result

of

your

faith,

the

salvation

of

your

souls

.

In every person's life, there will be struggles, hard times, and pain.


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While the purpose of these difficulties may not be immediately evident, Godhas a plan and use for each one.What blurs our understanding of His purpose in ourhardships?1. The nature of adversity - Sometimes we get so distracted by the eventsaround us that we can't see God's purpose in our struggle.

2. The timing of our hardship - God's schedule is often different from ours.


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Why does God allow bad things to happen to us?

A] To purify us. B] To test our faith - Untried faith is unreliable faith.Circumstances are less likely to devastate us if we're rooted in the Lord. C]To bring us closer to Him.

D] To give God the opportunity to demonstrate His love for us. E] To conform usto Jesus' likeness - The more we experience hardships, the more our characterresembles Christ.


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What process is God using in our lives during trials?

1] He limits trials - No matter how big the situation may seem, God iscompletely in control of every aspect.

2] He designs challenges for each individual. God tailor-makes everysituation we deal with to suit our knowledge, experience, and currentcircumstances.


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3] He allows difficulties to be progressive and uses them to help us grow.When we begin to examine and better understand His ways, we stopworrying. Then, we're able to live up to our potential.

In times of trials and struggles, we have a choice to make. How will werespond to our hardships: by moping and whining, or by saying, "Lord, Iam thankful that You love me enough to trust me with this situation"?


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Remember: "God causes all things to work together for good to those wholove God, to those who are called according to His purpose" (Romans8:28).

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