![]() Yet God still loves you-even though you sin and you’re flawed. The Bible says all people fall short of God’s perfect standard. Why does God promise his grace instead of promising to take away your pain?.If you knew God would not answer your prayer in this life the way that you wanted, would you keep praying that prayer? Why or why not?.What pain are you still waiting on God to take away? What have you learned about him and yourself while you’ve been waiting?.Even when he doesn’t take away your pain, God will give you his grace and power to walk through it. Whatever you’ve been waiting on, you can trust that God is working for your good. This chapter will pass, but your story is not over. Maybe you’ve gone through something that makes you feel like it’s the end of the story. Maybe you’ve asked God to give you something, or maybe you’ve asked him to take away something, like a chronic illness. What have you been praying about that hasn’t happened? Maybe you want to be married, have a baby, or get that promotion at work. ![]() He has a better plan, a bigger perspective, and a greater purpose. If God never says “yes” to another prayer in my life, I still owe him the rest of my life, and you do too. For when I am weak, then I am strong” (NLT). My power works best in weakness.’ So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. Each time he said, ‘My grace is all you need. Second Corinthians 12:8-10 says, “Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. In fact, he had what he called a “thorn in the flesh”-a lifelong problem that caused great pain in his life. But, like Job, I say, “Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him” (Job 13:15 NIV).Įven the Apostle Paul did not get answers to all of his prayers. The things that I’ve prayed about the most, God has chosen not to remove. And he has said to me every time, “My grace is all you need.” God has used the most physically painful thing in my life to shape me and make me depend on him. For 50 years, I’ve asked God every day to heal it. Essentially, my brain runs extremely hot and fast, and it causes all kinds of problems in my body. For when I am weak, then I am strong."Ģ Corinthians 12:8-10 (NLT) I was born with a brain disorder that, among other things, makes public speaking painful. My power works best in weakness.' So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. Each time he said, 'My grace is all you need. Faith often takes you through the problem.” How will this truth shape the way you respond to the problems you face right now?įor more Daily Hope with Rick Warren, please visit pastorrick.“Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. “Faith doesn’t always take you out of the problem. How has faith helped you persevere through a difficult time in your life? What is God’s purpose of adversity in your life? PLAY today’s audio teaching from Pastor Rick > We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed” ( 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 NLT). We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. This is the testimony of Paul, a great man of faith: “We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. It’s believing that God will give you exactly what you need when you need it as you learn to rely on him to accomplish his purpose in you. ![]() It’s believing God could do something at any moment that could change the direction of your life, and you don’t want to miss it, so you keep moving forward. Where do you get the resilience to keep going? Faith. The people who make it in life have resilience. Nobody goes through life with an unbroken chain of successes. Study after study has shown that probably the most important characteristic you could teach a child (and that you need in your own life) is resilience. Why? Because faith gives you the power to hold on in tough times. After World War II ended, she said that the people who lived through those camps were those who had the deepest faith. I remember reading the stories of Corrie ten Boom, a young Dutch Christian who helped many Jews escape the Holocaust before being sent to Nazi concentration camps. And God doesn’t always take you out of the storm because he wants you to trust him in the midst of the storm. He gives you faith-filled ability to handle the pain. He stretches your faith by taking you through the problem. ![]() God doesn’t always take you out of the problem. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed” ( 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 NLT).įaith unlocks the promises of God, it shows us the power of God, it turns dreams into reality, and it gives us the power to hold on in tough times. “We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. ![]()
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