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The Ministry of Presence — How God Meets Us in Ordinary Days Part II · Voices Of Life

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Welcome to the Voices of Life podcast, a ministry
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of the Church for Life. We're honored to walk
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with you on this journey of faith, hope, and
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purpose. Each episode is created to inspire your
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spirit and strengthen your daily walk with God.
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And now, here is your host. Pastor David. Welcome
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to the Voices of Life podcast, a ministry of
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the Church for Life. I'm Pastor David, and today
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we continue our journey into the Ministry of
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Presence Part 2. The quiet, steady, faithful
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nearness of God in the ordinary days of our lives.
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We'll start off with God's presence in work and
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calling. The sacredness of ordinary labor. So
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we're going to be shifting from what we finished
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up with last week with relationships to the realm
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of work. The daily responsibilities, tasks, callings
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that fill our lives. Many people imagine God's
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presence as something reserved for church services,
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prayer moments, or spiritual experiences, but
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scripture paints a different picture. God meets
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us in the ordinary. God walks with us in our
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work. God is present the daily labor of our hands.
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Work is not a punishment. Work is not a curse.
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Work is a calling. In Genesis 2 verse 15, And
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the Lord God took the man and put him into the
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Garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. Before
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sin entered the world, work existed. Before brokenness,
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work existed. Before the fall, work existed.
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Work is holy. Work is sacred. Work is part of
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God's design. Most of life is ordinary. Most
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of life is routine. And most of life is made
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up with small, repeated tasks. And yet, God is
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present in all of it. Colossians 3, verse 23
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says, Whatever you do, work at it with... all
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your heart as working for the Lord. Whatever
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you do, not only the spiritual things, not only
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the visible things, not the impressive things,
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whatever you do, God is there. God is present
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and God is involved. The ministry of presence
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extends into the mundane, into the routine, into
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the unnoticed. Worship is not limited to singing.
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Worship is not limited to Sundays. Worship is
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not limited to sacred spaces. Worship is the
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posture of the heart. It is the offering of our
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lives. And worship is the way we work. Romans
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12 verse 1 says, present your bodies a living
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sacrifice which is your reasonable service service
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is worship diligence is worship excellence is
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worship integrity is worship when we work with
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a heart turned toward god our work becomes worship
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you know many people search for some kind of
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grand calling, a dramatic assignment, a visible
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mission, a moment of destiny. We look throughout
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history, we see a lot of our great leaders that
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seemed to want to, had a desire to have that,
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and then the others who were quiet and just achieved
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it. But scripture teaches us that calling is
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often found in everyday faithfulness. Luke 16
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verse 10 says, He that is faithful in that which
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is the least is faithful also in much. Faithfulness
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in the small things prepares us for the larger
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things. Faithfulness in the unseen things prepares
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us for the visible things. Faithfulness in the
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ordinary prepares us for the extraordinary. God
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does not measure calling by size. God measures
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calling by obedience. Responsibility is not a
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burden. It is a place where God forms us. Responsibility
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teaches us discipline. It teaches humility and
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perseverance. Whether you are raising children,
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leading a team, caring for aging parents, serving
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in ministry, or simply showing up to work each
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day. God is present in your responsibility. Psalm
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90 verse 17 says, Establish thou the work of
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our hands upon us. God establishes, God strengthens,
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God sustains. You are not carrying your responsibilities
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alone. God is with you in every task. I once
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spoke to a man who told me that he felt God most
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clearly, not during a church service, but during
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a moment at work. He was repairing a piece of
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equipment, and it wasn't going very well. He
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was frustrated, tired. about ready to give up.
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And in that moment, he sensed the Lord whisper,
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I am with you. Not in sanctuary, not in a prayer
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meeting, in a workshop, with tools in his hands.
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He said, Pastor, I realized that God doesn't
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wait for me to get to church to meet me. He meets
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me where I work. This is the ministry of presence.
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God in the ordinary, God in the routine, God
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in the labor of our hands. Work shapes us. Work
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stretches our abilities. Work matures us, makes
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us proficient. Through work, God teaches patience.
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Through work, God teaches perseverance, and he
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teaches humility, and most importantly, through
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work, God teaches stewardship. Proverbs 22 verse
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29 says, Seest thou a man diligent in his business,
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he shall stand before kings. Diligence is not
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only a skill, it is a spiritual discipline. Diligence
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is a reflection of God's character. Calling is
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not only about what we do, it is about who we
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become. Calling is not only about assignment,
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it is about alignment. Calling is not about purpose,
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it is about presence. In Ephesians 2 verse 10,
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It says, we are God's workmanship, created in
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Jesus Christ to do good works, which God prepared
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in advance for us to do. Your calling isn't random.
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It's not accidental or insignificant. God had
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prepared it. He had shaped it. God walks with
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you in it. Take a moment now and bring your work.
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before the Lord. Your responsibilities, your
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tasks, your assignments, your calling. Ask them,
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Lord, where are you present in my work? Where
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are you forming me? Where are you strengthening
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me? Where are you calling me to be faithful?
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Then let him speak. Let him guide. Let him remind
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you that your work matters to him. As we go into
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our next segment, we'll explore how God's presence
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in our work becomes a place of purpose. How he
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uses our gifts, our passions, and our daily labor
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to impact others. and advance his kingdom. But
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for now, rest in this truth. God is with you
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in your work. God is with you in your calling.
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God is with you in every ordinary moment of your
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day. God's presence in work and calling, purpose,
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gifting, and the kingdom impact. So, let's move
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from the sacredness of ordinary work into a deeper
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reality of calling. The unique way God has shaped
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each of us to reflect His heart, serve His people.
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and impact the world. Calling is not only about
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what we do. Calling is about who we are becoming.
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Calling is about how God's presence flows through
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our lives into the lives of others. In so many
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things we talk about that. It's not just about
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us. It's about everyone. We're our community.
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How do we help? How do we mentor? How do we bring
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someone else along? How do we impact their lives?
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So every assignment, every responsibility, every
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gift, every opportunity, all of it is woven into
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the story God is writing through us. You know,
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calling begins with God's design. You were created
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with intention. You were created with purpose.
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You were created with divine craftsmanship. Ephesians
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2 verse 10 says, We are God's workmanship, created
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in Christ Jesus to do good works. Workmanship.
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craftsmanship, masterpiece. You are not random.
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You are not accidental. And you're definitely
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not generic. We are all unique. God's designed
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for you. And he designed for you gifts, passions,
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strengths, experiences that uniquely equip you
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for the calling he prepared you for. And in those
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gifts, there's God's presence. Your gifts are
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not merely talents. Your gifts are not merely
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skills. Your gifts are the expressions of God's
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presence in your life. Peter 4 verse 10 says,
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As every man hath received the gift, even so
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minister the same to one another. Gifts are not
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for self -promotion. Gifts are for service. Gifts
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are for ministry. Gifts are for others. When
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you use your gifts you reveal God's heart. When
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you use your gifts you carry God's presence.
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When you use your gifts you participate in God's
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work. Use your gifts as they're intended for
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everyone, not just for you. Yes, you may end
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up being recognized individually, and that's
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wonderful. But you did so because you shared
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with others. You know, a calling is sometimes
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revealed in small beginnings. Many people throughout
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their lives, they wait for this dramatic moment
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of calling. They want to see a burning bush,
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a supernatural sign, a life -changing encounter.
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But scripture shows us that calling often begins
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quietly, humbly, and ordinarily. David was tending
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sheep. Tending sheep. Moses was tending flocks
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Gideon was threshing wheat Peter was mending
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nets Matthew was sitting at a tax booth God calls
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people in the middle of their everyday lives
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God calls people while they are working He always
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calls people while they're doing ordinary things.
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Zechariah 4 verse 10 says, For who hath despised
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the day of small things? Small things are sacred
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beginnings. The presence of God in purpose means
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purpose is not something we invent. Purpose is
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something we discover. Purpose is something God
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reveals to us. In Proverbs 19, verse 21, it says,
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There are many devices in man's heart. Nevertheless,
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counsel of the Lord that shall stand. Purpose
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is not about ambition. Purpose is about alignment.
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Purpose is about walking in step with the one
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who created you. When you walk in purpose, you
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walk in presence. And when you walk in presence,
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you walk in peace. Work has a place in our kingdom,
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in God's kingdom. And it has an impact. Your
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work is not separate from the kingdom of God.
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Your work is part of the kingdom of God. Whether
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you are leading a company, teaching children,
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serving customers, repairing equipment, caring
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for family, or building something with your hands,
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your work carries kingdom impact. Matthew 5 verse
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16 says, Let your light so shine before men that
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they may see your good works and glorify your
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Father. Good works reveal God. Good works point
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to God. Good works glorify God. Your work is
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a witness. Your work is a ministry, and your
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work is a light. The presence of God in difficult
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work. Sometimes we think that work is so hard,
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God is not helping us. So we have to understand
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that not all work is easy. Not all assignments
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are enjoyable. Not all seasons of calling feel
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fulfilling. But even in difficult work, God is
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present. Even in frustrating work, God is present.
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Even in exhausting work, God is present. Psalm
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37 verses 23 to 24 says, The steps of a good
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man are ordered by the Lord. God orders your
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steps. God strengthens your hands. God upholds
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your spirit. You are not alone in your labor.
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You are not alone in your calling. You are not
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alone. in your purpose. I once spoke to a woman
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not too long ago who worked in a small office
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doing tasks that seemed insignificant to her.
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She told me she didn't feel like her work really
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matters. Same thing day in and day out. Nothing
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new, nothing changes. But then she shared how
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her co -workers often came to her for encouragement,
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for prayer, and for wisdom. She said, I realized
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that my desk is my ministry. My office is my
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mission field. Her calling was not defined by
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her job description or her duties. Her calling
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was defined by her presence. This is the ministry
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of presence. God using ordinary people in ordinary
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places to reveal extraordinary grace. Sometimes
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it's just the placement of where you are in a
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particular time, a particular place, or a regular
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place, is what makes that Ministry of presence
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is so important because you become a resource
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for others. Always look at life and your calling
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as a journey, not a destination. Calling is not
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a single moment. Calling is a lifelong journey.
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Calling unfolds over time. God leads us step
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by step, season by season, assignment by assignment.
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Psalm 32 verse 8 in a modern translation says,
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I will instruct you and teach you in the way
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you should go. I will counsel you with my loving
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eye on you. God's guidance. is not distance.
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God's guidance is personal. It's relational.
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Calling is not about reaching a destination.
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Calling is about walking with God. Take a moment
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now and bring your work, your gifts, your calling
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before the Lord and ask Him. Lord, how do you
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want me to use my life? How do you want me to
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use my gifts? How do you want me to use my work?
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Offer your hands to him. Offer your skills to
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him. Offer your purpose to him. Let him remind
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you that your calling is sacred. Your work is
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sacred because your life is sacred. Now let's
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think about and look at how God's presence meets
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us in suffering, in the valleys, in the waiting,
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in the losses, and in the places where hope feels
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fragile. But for now, rest in this truth. God
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is with you in your work. God is with you in
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your calling. God is with you in every purpose
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he has placed within you. We are now entering
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one of the most sacred and tender dimensions
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of the ministry of presence. God's nearness in
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suffering. And throughout history, There have
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been large amounts of people that suffer, individuals
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that have suffered, nations that have suffered.
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But God was always there. Suffering is universal.
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It's unavoidable. Suffering is part of the human
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story. But suffering is not the absence of God.
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Suffering is often where... His presence becomes
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most real. Psalm 34 verse 18 says, The Lord is
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nigh unto them that are of a broken heart. Not
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distant, not silent, nigh near. God draws close
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to the broken. God draws close to the weary.
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God draws close to the grieving. God draws close
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to the hurting. The ministry of presence is never
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more powerful than in the valley. The valley
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is not a sign of God's absence. Many believers
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assume that suffering means something has gone
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wrong spiritually. But scripture teaches the
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opposite. Suffering is not a sign of God's absence.
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It is often a place of his deepest work. Psalm
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23, verse 4 says, With me. Not watching from
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a distance, not waiting on the other side. With
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me. God does not abandon us in the valley. God
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accompanies us through the valley. There is a
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presence of God in pain. There are all sorts
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of pain. Pain from physical, emotional losses.
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But pain has a way of stripping away illusions.
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Pain reveals what truly matters. Pain exposes
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our need for God. And in that vulnerability,
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God meets us with compassion. Psalm 147 verse
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3 says, He healeth the broken in heart and bindeth
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up their wounds. God does not shame the wounded.
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God binds the wounded. He heals the wounded.
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His presence is not harsh. His presence is gentle.
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And his presence is healing. There seems to be
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a mystery of suffering in God's nearness. Is
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there a mystery in suffering? A depth of God's
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presence that cannot be experienced any other
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way? Well, it's certainly not because God withholds
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himself, but because suffering opens a part of
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the heart that comfort never touches. Corinthians
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1 verses 3 to 4 in modern translation says, He
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comforts us, in all our troubles so that we can
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comfort others. Comfort is not theoretical. Comfort
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is experiential. Comfort is relational. God comforts
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us so that we can become carriers of his presence
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to others. Some of our suffering is very sharp.
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It touches us deeply and others is soft. I was
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sadly told today of the death of a good friend
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who I'd known for almost 20 years. And while
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I know her life was magnificent because she shared
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so much with others, she touched so many. people
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with her positive, helpful, mentoring ways. She
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gave of herself to so many. And now as she is
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gone, I live knowing that she made a difference.
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Her life made an impact in God's kingdom. And
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I know God blesses her. And now that she's with
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him, she'll remain, in a sense, immortal because
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her spirit is with God. So, let's look at some
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of the suffering that is not sharp. The slow
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suffering. It is a suffering of waiting. Waiting
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for answers. Waiting for healing. Waiting for
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clarity. Or waiting for a breakthrough. Waiting
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is one of the hardest forms of suffering because
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it feels like nothing is happening. And we seem
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to be in a hurry. We seem to be impatient about
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it. But waiting, and in the waiting, God is working.
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In waiting, God is shaping. In waiting, God is
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strengthening. Isaiah 40 verse 31 says, They
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that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength.
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Waiting is not wasted. Waiting is where strength
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is reborn. And I was mentioning just a moment
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ago about loss. You know, the presence of God
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in loss. Loss is one of the deepest pains a human
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being can experience. Loss of a loved one, loss
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of a dream, loss of stability, and loss of identity.
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And yet, Scripture reveals a God who enters our
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grief. A God who weeps with us. A God who carries
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us. John 11, verse 35 says, Jesus wept. That
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is the shortest verse in the Bible. Jesus wept.
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Two words. And one of the most profound. Jesus
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did not rush past grief. Jesus entered grief.
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Jesus sanctified grief with his tears. In loss,
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God is not silent. In loss, God is not distant.
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In loss, God is present. A woman I know who had
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walked through a season of deep loss. Her experiences
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were pretty profound. And when these losses were
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felt and expected, she felt that God did feel
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that she was with him or he was with her. She
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didn't feel God. She just felt numb. She said
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she felt empty. But as the days went on, she
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began to sense him. Not loudly, not dramatically,
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but quietly and gently and faithfully. She says
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it was like he said with me in the dark until
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I could see again. This is the ministry of presence.
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God sitting with us in the dark. God holding
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us in the valley. God staying with us until the
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light returns. The presence of God in something
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that we all share, we all hope for. Hope. Hope
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for. Hope. We do hope for a lot of things. Suffering
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is not the end of the story. Pain is not the
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final chapter. Loss is not the conclusion. God's
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presence is the suffering always leads to hope.
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Not shallow hope, not forced hope, not artificial
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hope. Real hope. Resurrection hope. Eternal hope.
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Romans 15 verse 13 says, Now the God of hope
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fill you with all the joy and peace in believing.
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God is not only God of comfort. God is the God
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of hope. And it's okay to hope. It's okay to
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dream and wish. But hope is a little more than
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wishing, isn't it? There has to be a little bit
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of faith that goes along with that. So take a
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moment now and bring your suffering before the
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Lord. Your pain, your questions, your fears,
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your losses. You do not need to hide them. You
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do not need to minimize them. You do not need
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to pretend. Just ask him, Lord, where are you
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with me in this valley? Let him show you his
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nearness. Let him show you his compassion and
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his presence. You are not alone. You have never
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been alone. You will never be alone. As we look
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at the last segment of this episode of Part 2
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of the Ministry of Presence, we'll explore God's
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presence in suffering leads into hope. How he
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restores, rebuilds, and resurrects what was lost.
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We will close with a pastoral prayer of blessing,
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comfort, and strength. But for now, Rest in his
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truth. God is with you in the valley. God is
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with you in the waiting. God is with you in the
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loss. God is with you in the pain. So when we
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think about God's presence and suffering, the
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restoration, the resurrection, and the hope that
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does not fade. is what we need to focus on. As
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we go through the journey, we turn our hearts
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forward and know that hope anchors us. The hope
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that suffering cannot steal, the hope that darkness
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cannot extinguish, the hope that loss cannot
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erase. That's why I said earlier, it has to be
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backed by faith. God's presence in suffering
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is not only comfort. God's presence in suffering
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is restoration and resurrection. The valley is
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not the end of the story. The cross is not the
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end of the story. The grave is not the end of
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the story. God is a God who brings life out of
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death. Beauty out of ashes and hope out of despair.
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Restoration is not returning things to the way
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they were. Restoration is God creating something
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deeper, stronger, and more beautiful than before.
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In Joel 2 verse 25 says, I will restore you to
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the years that the locusts have eaten. Years,
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not moments, years. God restores. What was lost?
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God restores what was broken. God restores what
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was stolen. Restoration is not a theory. Restoration
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is a promise. In some seasons of suffering, they
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leave us feeling like our lives have been dismantled,
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piece by piece, layer by layer. But remember,
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God is a builder. He is a rebuilder. He is a
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restorer of foundations. Isaiah 61, verse 4 says,
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They shall build the old wastes. They shall raise
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up the former desolutions. And the desolations
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that devastated us. Maybe even we thought we
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were ruined. But God rebuilds what was ruined.
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God raises what has fallen. God strengthens what
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has weakened. Your story is not over. Your foundation
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is not gone. Your future is not lost. The ultimate
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expression of God's presence in suffering is
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resurrection. Not symbolic resurrection. Not
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poetic resurrection. Real resurrection. John
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11 verse 25 says, I am the resurrection and the
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life. Resurrection is not an event. Resurrection
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is a person. Resurrection is Jesus. Where Jesus
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is present, death does not have the final word.
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Where Jesus is present, despair does not have
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the final word. Where Jesus is present, suffering
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does not have the final word. Hope lives because
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he lives. Human hope is fragile. Human hope is
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sometimes uncertain. and can be easily shaken.
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But the hope God gives us is different. It is
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steady, it is anchored, it is eternal. Romans
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5 verse 5 says, Hope does not disappoint us,
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because God's love has been poured into our hearts.
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Hope rooted in unshakable, God's love. Hope rooted
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in immovable God's love. And because of that,
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hope rooted in God is eternal. I have one last
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story to tell of a man who walked through a season
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of deep grief. He told me, Pastor, I... I didn't
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think I would ever feel joy again. But slowly,
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gently, and quietly, God began to restore him.
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It wasn't all at once. It wasn't dramatic. But
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it was faithfully. He told me that hope didn't
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return like a flood. It returned like a sunrise.
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Slowly, steady, until one day... he realized
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the light was back. This is the ministry of presence.
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God sitting with us in the night, God walking
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with us in the dawn, God restoring us in his
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time. One of the most comforting truths in all
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of our scripture is this. God stays. God does
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not leave when life gets hard. God does not withdraw
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when we are weak. God does not abandon us when
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we are broken. Hebrews 13 verse 5 says, I will
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never leave thee nor forsake thee. Never. Not
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sometimes, not occasionally, never. God stays
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in the valley. God stays in the storm. God stays
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in the fire. God stays through the night. And
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God stays until restoration comes. Take a slow
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breath. Let your heart open. Let your spirit
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soften. Ask the Lord, Father, where are you restoring
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me? Where are you rebuilding me? Where are you
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resurrecting hope in me? And let him speak. Let
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him comfort. Let him strengthen. Hope is not
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something you manufacture. Hope is something
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God gives. Let us pray. Father, I pray for every
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person listening right now. For the weary, bring
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rest. For the broken, bring healing. For the
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grieving, bring comfort. For the waiting, bring
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strength. For the discouraged, bring hope. Let
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your presence fill every room, every heart, every
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mind. let your peace settle like a gentle blanket
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let your love surround like a warm embrace restore
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what was lost rebuild what was broken resurrect
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what has died be near to the hurting be close
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to the lonely be faithful to the waiting and
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let your hope rise steady strong and unshakable.
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In Jesus' name, Amen. As we close this journey
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in Ministry of Presence, remember this truth.
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The Ministry of Presence is not a concept. It
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is reality. It is a promise, a gift. It's God's
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gift. God is present. in the quiet. God is present
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in relationships. God is present in work and
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calling. God is present in suffering and hope.
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He is the God who stays, the God who restores,
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the God who resurrects, the God who is with you
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always. Thank you for joining us today on the
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Voices of Life podcast, the ministry of the Church
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for Life. May the presence of God go with you,
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strengthen you, surround you in every moment
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of your life. Grace and peace to you. To the
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Voices of Life podcast, a ministry of the Church
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for Life. We look forward to you joining us again.
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Have a blessed day.