April 21, 2020 - 1317 views
REASON
—
1
THERE’S PURPOSE IN YOUR PAIN
Most depressing, defeating, discouraging phrases hear
as
Pastor,
“I just don’t see the purpose!
”
(Marriage, $,
Spiritually)
What’s point?
Not worth it
—
Exhausted
! Why keep trying?
Why keep p
raying?
—
Doing
what
right
—
Doesn’t seem to matter
!
Don’t see the purpose!
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People hate pain
—
(
Not true
)
—
People hate pain w
/o
a purpose
!
Bad
happens
—
Car
wreck
—
Spouse cheats
—
Boyfriend breaks up
Los
e
job
—
Battle cancer
—
Test positive
Covid
-
19
!
Why happening?
—
Where is God?
—
Good person
—
Try help!
Read bible
—
Church
—
What’s purpose? Not fair!
People don’t hate pain
—
Pain w
/o
purpose!
—
(For no
reason!
)
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Truth
—
People can e
ndure a lot of
pain
à
I
f there
’s a
purpose
.
(
Pay
)
Ø
Run marathon
—
Satisfaction!
(Crossfit
, 4000 reps, no pain
)
Ø
Addicted drugs
—
Endure pain
withdrawal
—
S
obriety!
Ø
Childbirth
—
Watched
6x
—
Passed out once
—
Baby!
Don’t mind pain
—
If purpose
—
(Hurt, Uncertainty, Frustration, Pain)
Message
—
THERE
’S
PURPOSE IN YOUR PAIN
(
Pray
)
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Verse that used to bother me...
31
“Simon, Simon,
Satan has asked to
sift all of you as wheat
.
Luke 22:31
Devil
asks permission
attack
—
T
rials
—
Test
—
H
urt.
Embarrassed
—
Humiliating
—
Ashamed
—
Harder imagine.
31
“Simon, Simon,
Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat
.
32
But I have
prayed for you
, Simon, that your faith may
not fail
...
”
Luke 22:31
-
32
(
Devil attack
?
)
—
Let it happen
?
—
Praying
—
(
Skip prayer
—
Run devil off
)
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Feels like
we are all under attack
!
(Sick, Los
t
jobs, Stuck)
How long will this last? What’s the purpose?
Covid 19
Crisis
—
Hoping married
—
Can’t get out of house! Masks!
College degree
—
Underemployed
—
Underv
alued
—
Unemployment
!
Failing
à
Business
—
Marriage
—
Parent
—
Provider!
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Whenever feels like devil
is
attacking
you
—
testing you
!
(Remember)
•
Sometimes God’s preparation comes packaged
as
pain.
L
ook at
Simon
Peter
—
Makes me feel
better
—
Can’t get anything right
!
F
riend like Peter
—
Keep around make yourself feel better?
Highpoints of Peter’s failures!
Pain... Preparation!
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•
(Matt 16)
Jesus predicts
death
—
Give life, on 3
rd
day, raised life!
Jesus says, “
Stumbling block
.
Get behind me Satan!
”
(6 feet idiot)
•
(Matt 26) Garden, Jesus asks Peter
“S
tay
awake
”
(Sawing logs)
•
(John 18)
Jesus arrested
—
Peter swings head Roman soldier
.
•
(Luke 22) Peter d
enies Jesus 3
X
(Jesus looks on!)
61
The Lord turned and
looked straight at Peter
. Then Peter remembered
the word the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today,
you will disown me three times.”
62
And he went outside and wept bitterly
.
Luke 22:61
-
62
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F
eel like failure!
Working home
—
Home schooling!
Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Good, Gentle Faith, Self
-
Control
Anger, Anxiety, Frustration, Fear, Worry, Ate
whole gallon
—
1/2 cake!
Great family time
—
(Puzzles)
—
Hide and Seek
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Where was God in all Peter’s failures? Pain?
There was a purpose
!
—
Sometimes
God’s prep
comes packaged pain
.
•
Don’t just look at life
from
a perspective of pain.
Here’s what I’ve lost
—
What hurts
—
What’s not fair!
•
See your pain
from
a perspective of purpose.
(Pain preparing)
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28
And we know that in
all things
God works for the good
of those who love
him, who have been called
according to his purpose
.
Romans 8:28
Breakup
—
Bad
investment
—
Decision regret!
God works in all things
—
For the good
According to God’s PURPOSE
—
Not according to your PAIN.
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Don’t know how much I hurt
Very thin
g
you dreaded
—
Developing!
(More pain, more prep)
Stronger the pain
—
Bigger purpose!
2
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of
many kinds,
3
because you know that the testing of your faith produces
perseverance.
4
Let perse
verance finish its work so that you may be mature
and complete, not lacking anything.
James 1:2
-
4
Sometimes
God’s preparation comes packaged as pain!
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31
“Simon, Simon,
Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat
.
32
But I have
prayed for you,
Simon, that your faith may not fail.
And when you have
turned back, strengthen your brothers
.”
Luke 22:31
-
32
Jesus knew Peter would
—
Fail
—
Doubt
—
Cower
—
Deny
Jesus
!
Jesus also knew Peter would turn back
—
STRONGER!
Pain was preparation to preach at Pentecost!
There’s a Purpose!
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