Throwback Thursday | November 2013 | Like and subscribe and turn notifications on!

Main message: Jesus’ prayer in Gethsemane shows that following God often means facing painful, difficult situations instead of avoiding them. Believers must surrender their will to God, trust him through trials, and be transformed and strengthened as they go through hardship.

Key points:

• Jesus, fully human and fully obedient to the Father, faced anguish in Gethsemane and asked if the cup could pass from him.
• His prayer model is: ask God honestly, but submit fully — “not what I will, but what you will.”
• Difficulties in life are often part of God’s process of holiness, not just happiness.
• Suffering, temptation, and pressure can be tools God uses to purify and prepare believers for his purposes.
• Believers should pray, listen, and rely on God’s strength and ministering angels rather than trying to avoid every hard thing.
• Courage is shown by surrendering to God and walking through the trial, trusting that he will get you through.

Scriptures mentioned: Mark 14:32-36, Luke 22, Ephesians 2:10, 1 Corinthians 10:13, Psalm 23