Troublesome Times Are Here

•Comforting Verses

•WHYMES

• Why did God do this to ME?

• Why is it so much worse for ME?

• Why do these things happen to ME?

•Conclusion

Comforting Verses•Psalms 23:4 Yea, though I walk

through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod an thy staff they comfort me

•Romans 8:31 ...If God be for us, who can be against us?

Why Me?(Why did God do this to ME?)

• Are we, as Christians, excluded from troubled times?

• Are we, as Christians, excluded from pain?

• James 1:13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:

• Matthew 5:45 ...[God] maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just an on the unjust.

• Matthew 7:24-27 Therefore whosever heareth these sayings of mine; and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 25. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. 26. And every one tht heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: 27. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat uon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

Why Me?(Why did God do this to ME?)

Why Me?(Why is it so much worse for ME?)

• Do we, as Christians, have more severe troubled times?

• Do we, as Christians, endure more pain?

• 1 Corinthians 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common(or moderate) to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

• 2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment,...

Why Me?(Why do these things happen to ME?)

• James 1:2-4, 12 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptation; 3. Knowing this, that the trying of you faith worketh patience. 4. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. 12. Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

• 1 Peter 1:6-7 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: 7. That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

• 2 Corinthians 4:17 ...worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

Why Me?(Why do these

things happen to ME?)

• Romans 8:17-18 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. 18. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

• Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Why Me?(Why do these

things happen to ME?)

Conclusion•1 Peter 4

• Job’s Life

•Why did God do this to ME?

•Why is it so much worse for ME?

•Why do these things happen to ME?

• IT IS NOT ABOUT ME!

•Ecclesiastes 12:13-14