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Troublesome
Times
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omforting 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 beagainst us?
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Why Me?(Why did God do this to ME?)
Are we, as Christians, excluded fromtroubled times?
Are we, as Christians, excluded from
pain?
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James 1:13 Let no man say when he istempted, I am tempted of God: for Godcannot be tempted with evil, neither
tempteth he any man:
Matthew 5:45 ...[God] maketh his sun torise on the evil and on the good, and
sendeth rain on the just an on the unjust.
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Matthew 7:24-27Therefore whosever heareth thesesayings 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?)
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Why Me?(Why is it so much worse for ME?)
Do we, as Christians, have more severe troubledtimes?
Do we, as Christians, endure more pain? 1 Corinthians 10:13 There hath no temptation takenyou 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 thetemptation also make a way to escape, that ye may beable to bear it.
2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light affliction, which is butfor a moment,...
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Why Me?(Why do these things happen to ME?)
James 1:2-4, 12 My brethren, count it all joy whenye fall into divers temptation; 3. Knowing this, thatthe trying of your 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 istried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the
Lord hath promised to them that love him.
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1 Peter 1:6-7 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though nowfor 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 moreexceeding and eternal weight of glory;
Why Me?(Why do these things happen to ME?)
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Romans 8:17-18 And if children, then heirs; heirs of
God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that wesuffer 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 goodto them that love God, to them who
are the called according to his purpose.
Why Me?(Why do these things happen to ME?)
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Why did God do this to ME?
Why is it so much worse for ME?
Why do these things happen to ME?
Lets reflect on Jobs Life
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1Peter 4:1-2
For as much then as Chr is t has suf fered for us
in the f lesh , arm yourselves l ikew ise with the
same m ind : for he that has suffered in the
f lesh has ceased from sin;
That he no longer should l ive the rest o f his
t ime in the f lesh to the lus ts of men, bu t to the
w i l l of God.
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Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
Let us hear the conclus ion of the whole
matter: Fear God, and keep his
commandments : for th is is the whole duty o f
man.For God shal l br ing every work into
judgmen t, w ith every secret th ing , whether it
be good , or whether i t be evi l .