Disruption: Despair
Part of Disruption
May 2, 2020

1. EVERYONE EXPERIENCES

IN THIS LIFE.

“In this world you

have trouble.” John 16:33

2. IF LEFT

, TROUBLES CAN SPIRAL DOWNWARD INTO .

DESPAIR = NO

3. EVEN

WAS TO DESPAIR!

Our story is a story of

!

We can participate in our own future by confessing powerful things that are true over our lives, because in large part our

determine our .

4. DESPAIR CAN BE LIFTED BY A

WITH JESUS AND WITH OTHER .

is the some of the hardest work of hope.

“Be still before the Lord and WAIT

for him.” Psalm 37:7

What God does

while we wait is as as what we’re waiting for.

Waiting is part of the process of

who God wants us to be.

There’s one aspect of our lives that God never experiences: God is never

.

Learn how to recognize God’s

.

When you find yourself being led into

, you can know that you are not listening to the voice of God.

Despair can be lifted by a

with Jesus.

Jesus also gave us the gift of

.