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Thanking Through It … Week 2
Thankful for the tough times… Whenever you face trials/ hardship consider it pure joy.
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. —James 1:2-4
If you want to know what lies ahead, ask someone who’s been there.
4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. —James 1:4
Why would God want us to respond to bad things in this way?
Maturity: the alignment of truth, wisdom, and values—is something we can cultivate.
Authenticity… four elements that can be found in all the different words: genuine, real, trustworthy, reliable
What are your filters?
What lenses are you looking through?
What have your past experiences been that you might be projecting forward?
We are all created in the image of God; however, we have all been corrupted by sin. This means our relationship with God needs to be repaired, and so does our relationship with others.
God desires to redeem both. We don’t have to go on and just live with sin and bondage… we can be set free.
Trauma that is not transformed is transmitted.
Learn Gods voice.
Look for Jesus, not for answers… desperate people will find what they’re looking for.
God may be waiting for us to be desperate enough that we want to be in His presence.
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