Dealing With Difficulty

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JOHN 1633
"I have told you these things, so that in Me you
may have peace. In this world you will have
trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the
world."
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Oh great That sounds like fun, huh
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Oh great That sounds like fun, huh  
Dont worry, it gets worse
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2 Timothy 312
In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life
in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
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Hebrews 1132-40 Paperback pg. 835 Hardback
pg. 1192
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2 Corinthians 416-18
Therefore 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 what is
unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what
is unseen is eternal.
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The LAST thing Im thinking right nowIS
WHEW Sign me up for this journey of faith!
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DREAM ? DECISION ? DELAY ? DIFFICULTY ? DEAD
END ? DELIVERANCE
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DREAM ? DECISION ? DELAY ? DIFFICULTY ? DEAD
END ? DELIVERANCE
Birth of a Vision (1-2) ? Death of a Vision
(3-5) ?Gods Fulfillment of the Vision (6)
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QUESTION
If I cant avoid problems and difficulty will
come my way, then how am I to deal with it?
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2 Corinthians 1124-33 Paperback pg.
806 Hardback pg. 1149
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ACTS 1419-20
Now some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium
and turned the crowds into a murderous mob. They
stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city,
apparently dead. But as the believers stood
around him, he got up and went back into the
city. The next day he left with Barnabas for
Derbe.
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2 Cor. 1125
Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was
stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. Once I
spent a whole night and a day adrift at sea.
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Acts 27 Paperback pg. 778 Hardback pg. 1108
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QUESTION
What can I learn from Pauls life about how to
deal with my problems?
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SEEK OUT THE SOURCE of the PROBLEM (VS. 21)
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SEEK OUT THE SOURCE of the PROBLEM (VS. 21)
We want to blame someone or something for this
problem--but the answer is not always someones
sin or mistake.
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SEEK OUT THE SOURCE of the PROBLEM (VS. 21)
Even if someone is to blame, we cant take back
the past.  Our focus becomes--How can I move
forward with a godly focus?
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ENDURE HARDSHIP BECAUSE GOD PROMISES TO BLESS
YOU IF YOU DO.  
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Requires Courage
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Requires Confronting Our Fears
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Requires a Knowledge of the Promises and Purposes
of God
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PREPARE for the DIFFICULT TIMES in the GOOD TIMES
   
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