When Life Gets Stormies (Storms of Life)

Storms of life

1. WHEN LIFE GETS STORMY Temple Baptist Missionary Church Luke 8 : 22 - 25

2. Temple Baptist Missionary Church Storms of life Trials A test of faith in which you experience trouble or adversity.

3. Temple Baptist Missionary Church Purpose of trials a) Confusion When a person is unable to comprehend or understand, the enemy is quick to throw doubts and questions in our minds.

4. Temple Baptist Missionary Church Purpose of trials b) Questioning God’s goodness Question God’s wisdom and power in allowing things to happen.

5. Temple Baptist Missionary Church Purpose of trials C) Become angry and bitter to God For allowing things to happen and wonder if he really understands.

6. Temple Baptist Missionary Church Purpose of trials d) God does understand Things don’t just happen without meaning or without purpose. God’s word confidently reminds us that:

7. Temple Baptist Missionary Church Purpose of trials e) God is in control Nothing can separate us from God’s love even in the most difficult circumstances.

8. Temple Baptist Missionary Church Purpose of trials f) God wants us to trust him in the storms of life He wants to mold us He wants to mature us

9. Temple Baptist Missionary Church Purpose of trials g) To comprehend God’s way God’s plan is beyond our thoughts and ways and it is perfect. Isaiah 55 : 8 - 9

10. Temple Baptist Missionary Church Purpose of trials h) To trust him in difficult trials Even we cannot understand, He loves us, and He is in control.

11. Temple Baptist Missionary Church 2. Wisdom in trials a) Reading the word of God When we find ourselves unable to see the good and the purpose in trials we are to keep asking Him for wisdom: Joshua 1 : 8 b) Prayers James 1 : 5

12. Temple Baptist Missionary Church This life is not there is to life James 1 : 12 3. Comfort in trials

13. Temple Baptist Missionary Church Her story ! 1820 - 1915 FANNY CROSBY