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2 Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. 3 For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. 4 So LET IT GROW, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing. —James 1:2-4
God puts us in situations we cannot control to show us He is in control. —Steven Furtick
1. As we “flourish” in darkness – don’t be surprised by
12 Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you. 13 Instead, be very glad—for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his glory when it is revealed to all the world. —1 Peter 4:12-13
God never allows pain without purpose. —-
2. As we “flourish” in darkness –
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12 …“I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.” —John 8:12