In The Midst of the Storm

Sometimes something useless happens on earth. Bad things happen to good people, and good things happen to bad people. (NCV) Eccl. 8:14

• It is not God’s Will• God is grieving as much as us• Some things we will not understand until we

get to heaven

Release Your Grief…God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Matthew 5:4

Pour out your heart to God, for He is our refuge.Psalm 62:8

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18

Give to and Receive From OthersCarry each other's burdens. Gal 6:2"By helping each other with your troubles, you obey the law of Christ." (NCV) Look after each other so that not one of you will fail to find God's best blessings." Heb. 12:15 (LB)

Refuse to be BitterSome people have no happiness at all. They live and die with bitter hearts. Job 21:25

Watch out that no bitterness takes root among you. It causes deep trouble, hurting many in their spiritual lives. Hebrews 12:15 a. Accept What Cannot Be Changedb. Look at what’s left, rather thank what’s lost

Turn to Jesus“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers” John 15:5-6

Those who trust in the LORD are as secure as Mount Zion; they will not be defeated but will endure forever. Psalms 125:1

Tune in to Jesus (Listen)Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” Isaiah 30:21

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27

Tune in to Jesus (Listen)The Lord said, "Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” 1 Kings 19: 11

God has been speakingThe Problem:

We don’t recognize His VoiceWe are not listeningWe are not in tune

The LORD will guide “me” continually,giving “me” water when “I am” dry and restoring “my” strength. “I” will be like a well-watered garden, like an ever-flowing spring. Isaiah 58:11