Selah

Why God Uses Suffering To Grow You

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Shared by Eagle Brook Church
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Summary

Main message: Suffering, when met with perseverance, can deepen intimacy with Jesus and lead to spiritual maturity; therefore our hope must be placed solely in God, not in God plus our own plans.

Key points:

  • Suffering and pain often draw people into a sweeter intimacy with Jesus.
  • The fullness of joy can come through—not in spite of—suffering.
  • Perseverance through trials is necessary to produce maturity and completeness.
  • Don't combine hope in God with reliance on your own life plans; hope belongs to God alone.

Scriptures mentioned: James 1:4