Why is it good for me to be afflicted?
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Trial or affliction reveals the reality of my faith!
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Trial enables me to see the weakness of human flesh!
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Trials and afflictions lead me looking to the grace of God for my strength and my help!
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Trials and afflictions enable me to sympathize with others in the same condition!
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Trials and afflictions allow me to see the sinfulness of my heart and enable me to rejoice in the righteousness of Jesus Christ!
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Romans 7:15-20
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Philippians 1:21, 23
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Hebrews 11:10
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Romans 8:29
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Psalm 17:15
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II Samuel 23:5
It is good for me to draw near to God. I’ll put my trust in the Lord God.
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Psalm 73:12-13
Some of the most startling discoveries a Christian will make:
People do not rejoice over his faith in Christ
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Matthew 10:36
Your fleshly appetites are still there!
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I John 1:8
Some of the most startling discoveries a Christian will make
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Your seemingly reasonable prayers are not always answered the way you think they ought to be answered!
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I John 5:14
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Our spiritual growth is so slow!
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Matthew 26:41
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We are so often disappointed in ourselves and disappointed in others!
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Philippians 3:3
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We see the wicked prosper
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Psalm 73:17
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It is good for me to draw near to God.
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Psalm 73:28
How do I draw near to God?
I draw near to God by Faith.
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Hebrews 11:6
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Hebrews 3:13
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John 14:6
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Romans 8:34
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Let’s go to Christ and ask how are we to be saved?
- Matthew 11:28