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How are doing thru your present Trial? Ep 3450 · Challenges of Faith Radio Program

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  Speaker 1: Dear Heavenly Gracious God, we thank you for who you
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  Speaker 1: are and who you continue to be in each of
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  Speaker 1: our lives. We give you the honor and the glory
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  Speaker 1: and the praise. As we enter today's message, we ask
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  Speaker 1: you to allow your Holy Spirit to take it and
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  Speaker 1: make it real. Forgive us for each and every known sin,
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  Speaker 1: be it words or thoughts or actions we've committed against
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  Speaker 1: you or anyone else. Out of it all, may Jesus
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  Speaker 1: Christ and only Jesus Christ be glorified. In his precious
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  Speaker 1: name we ask you and thank you. Amen. Welcome back
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  Speaker 1: to Challenges of Faith radio program. I'm Gary McCance. Thank
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  Speaker 1: you for joining. Thank you for joining. Well, are you
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  Speaker 1: ready to ponder today's message? Are you sure? Are you
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  Speaker 1: sure now? All right now. You know, there are many
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  Speaker 1: things that cause you and I grief. Yes, you heard
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  Speaker 1: me say it. grief, such as you're going through a divorce,
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  Speaker 1: are you? Maybe you lost your job. Maybe you're undergoing
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  Speaker 1: some type of illness or the loss of a loved
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  Speaker 1: one that's been in your life. So when you look
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  Speaker 1: at grief, do you notice how, remember, you're in a trial,
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  Speaker 1: coming out of one or waiting for one, but do
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  Speaker 1: you remember and notice how It often comes, a lot
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  Speaker 1: of times, in waves of sorrow. And they kind of
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  Speaker 1: like taper off only as the cycles of healing occur.
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  Speaker 1: And once you recognize that process, I know you are,
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  Speaker 1: and then you allow it to happen, do you notice
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  Speaker 1: how it helps you to endure and even grow during
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  Speaker 1: these challenging, sad experiences? sad trial that's happening in your life.
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  Speaker 1: And when you look at that cycle of healing, you
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  Speaker 1: notice how it doesn't always happen in the same way,
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  Speaker 1: same order. You notice how some parts might happen more
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  Speaker 1: often than others. But when you look at it all,
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  Speaker 1: all are a natural part of grieving. Remember now, this
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  Speaker 1: process is normal. And that it helps to, you know,
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  Speaker 1: provide support for you. Think about, you had that initial shock.
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  Speaker 1: You know, remember? Or maybe that's where you are now,
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  Speaker 1: that intense emotional experience that left you or could leave
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  Speaker 1: you emotionally paralyzed. And then you had that emotional release,
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  Speaker 1: you know, a time that's often characterized by your heart
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  Speaker 1: being broken or you're crying or you're deeply sad feelings.
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  Speaker 1: And then you've undergone that loneliness and that depression, you know,
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  Speaker 1: because you have a sense of loss. And when you
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  Speaker 1: really look at it in your life, I know you
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  Speaker 1: are from the inside out, that depth a lot of
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  Speaker 1: times depends on how dependent you were on that person
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  Speaker 1: or people or the things that were involved in your life.
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  Speaker 1: And then you've got that guilt, you know, that second-guessing
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  Speaker 1: yourself that you could have done this, you could have
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  Speaker 1: done that, you could have done more. Well, maybe you
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  Speaker 1: should have done something differently. And then you get to
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  Speaker 1: that anger spot, you know, where you're going to blame
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  Speaker 1: somebody with the hostility. Fair or unfair? You know, why
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  Speaker 1: did they do this to me? Why did God permit
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  Speaker 1: this to happen? And then again, you're going through that depression,
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  Speaker 1: that overwhelming sense of apathy and feeling like maybe you
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  Speaker 1: can't go on with your life. And then now you
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  Speaker 1: recognize that loss, you're understanding what you lost, who you lost.
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  Speaker 1: And maybe you didn't just lose a job, but maybe
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  Speaker 1: you lost your income, your position, and maybe that self-value,
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  Speaker 1: that self-esteem. And then you get to that thankfulness that
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  Speaker 1: if you lost a loved one, you're appreciating the good
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  Speaker 1: memories in that person's life. And then you're returning to hope.
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  Speaker 1: You know, think about that. You know, you're recognizing that
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  Speaker 1: life can go on and you can cope with it.
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  Speaker 1: Our loving and merciful God is going to help you
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  Speaker 1: get through this challenging trial. And now you're returning to
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  Speaker 1: that normalcy. You're accepting the loss. You're adjusting to it.
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  Speaker 1: And maybe God has allowed somebody to come along in
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  Speaker 1: your life for such a time as now just to
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  Speaker 1: move you along. So you can continue on. The word
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  Speaker 1: lets us know blessed are those who mourn for they
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  Speaker 1: will be comforted. And you can see that in Matthew
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  Speaker 1: chapter 5 verse 4. You notice how our loving God
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  Speaker 1: wants to bear our trials, our heartaches and loss us
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  Speaker 1: and give us that comfort, His comfort. You notice how
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  Speaker 1: He wants to give us His hope and His encouragement
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  Speaker 1: And for those of you who don't know him who
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  Speaker 1: died for you, when you accept Christ as your Lord
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  Speaker 1: and Savior, he's going to carry you through your grief.
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  Speaker 1: You know, it's also helpful to talk to God and
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  Speaker 1: to others, you know, in the right relationship with him
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  Speaker 1: about how you feel so you don't bury what's inside.
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  Speaker 1: And ultimately, you should expect God to bring good out
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  Speaker 1: of the situation. Remember Romans 8, 28? It says we know.
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  Speaker 1: It doesn't say we guess or we might. It says
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  Speaker 1: that we know that in all things God worked for
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  Speaker 1: the good of those who love him. And the question
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  Speaker 1: you've got to ask and answer for your life, do
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  Speaker 1: you really love him? Are you reading his word? Are
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  Speaker 1: you praying to God that he'll help you through this
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  Speaker 1: challenging trial, this challenging time in your life? Well, are you?
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  Speaker 1: You know you should be. I know you are.