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GOD AMIDST SUFFERING Triumphing Over Trials Saturday, November 24, 12

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Page 1: God amidst our suffering

GOD AMIDST SUFFERINGTriumphing Over Trials

Saturday, November 24, 12

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THE WAR WITHIN

I am Helpless

I can’t

God says:“I can”

I’m not... God says:“I Am...”

I’m alone...“You could not be alone

even if you tried. You are Mine forever.”

Saturday, November 24, 12

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THE WAR WITHIN

Present Eternity

My Senses God’s Word

My Emotions My Faith in Him

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THE WAR WITHIN

I have to fix thisGod wants to use it for good

if I let Him have His way

Trust what I can see Trust in what I cannot see... that God says is true.

I rely on reason I rely on my relationship with God

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OUR END IS HIS BEGINNINGIn our weakness, His power is perfected..(2 Cor 12:9)

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DEVOTE YOURSELVES TO PRAYER, BEING

WATCHFUL AND THANKFUL.

Col. 4:2

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COL. 4:2

Be Watching: grēgoreō (Present, Active, Participle)

To watch, give strict attention to, be cautious, active, to take heed lest through remission and indolence some destructive calamity suddenly overtake one

Jesus: “Watch” for thief, “Watch with Me one hour?”

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COL. 4:2

Devoted: proskartereō (Present, Active, Imperative)

Be devoted to or constant, steadfastly attentive to, to give unremitting care to a thing, to persevere and not to faint, to show one's self courageous for, to be in constant readiness

Saturday, November 24, 12