" How to Handle Adversity"
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“… after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you” (1 Peter 5:10).
“… after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you” (1 Peter 5:10).
Suffer- penthō To experience a sensation or impression (usually painful): Adversity.
Suffer- penthō To experience a sensation or impression (usually painful): Adversity.
- Def. A misfortune, a troubling situation, or hardship.
- Def. A misfortune, a troubling situation, or hardship.
I. Prayer
I. Prayer
“The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much” (James 5:16).
“The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much” (James 5:16).
A. Many people do not even pray when adversity strikes. They depend solely on human effort, and of course, they fail (Luke 18:1). We Like To Just Worry
A. Many people do not even pray when adversity strikes. They depend solely on human effort, and of course, they fail (Luke 18:1). We Like To Just Worry
B. Prayer changes things and people. Through prayer, we receive God’s comfort and help in time of trouble (1 Thess. 5:17).
B. Prayer changes things and people. Through prayer, we receive God’s comfort and help in time of trouble (1 Thess. 5:17).
II. Promises
II. Promises
“Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises” (2 Peter 1:4).
“Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises” (2 Peter 1:4).
A. Some believers are defeated in times of difficulty because they do not appropriate God’s promises to their needs. Israel at caanan could have stood on the promises. God can’t lie.
A. Some believers are defeated in times of difficulty because they do not appropriate God’s promises to their needs. Israel at caanan could have stood on the promises. God can’t lie.
B. God’s promises are powerful; they never fail. They can meet the deepest needs of those who believe them (1 Peter 5:7).
B. God’s promises are powerful; they never fail. They can meet the deepest needs of those who believe them (1 Peter 5:7).
III. Patience
III. Patience
“But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing” (James 1:4).
“But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing” (James 1:4).
A. It is difficult to be patient in time of adversity. We become fretful and frustrated as the hardship continues.
A. It is difficult to be patient in time of adversity. We become fretful and frustrated as the hardship continues.
B. God has a purpose in what He allows for us. We should look for the good in each trial, and should wait patiently for His will to be worked out in our lives. (Rom. 8:28).
B. God has a purpose in what He allows for us. We should look for the good in each trial, and should wait patiently for His will to be worked out in our lives. (Rom. 8:28).
IV. Perseverance
IV. Perseverance
“… forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth … I press toward the mark …” (Phil. 3:13–14).
“… forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth … I press toward the mark …” (Phil. 3:13–14).
A. Many give up when trouble strikes. They blame God or other people.
A. Many give up when trouble strikes. They blame God or other people.
B. We must be persistent, and keep working to improve difficult situations. We must have faith that God will see us through (Heb. 10:23).
B. We must be persistent, and keep working to improve difficult situations. We must have faith that God will see us through (Heb. 10:23).
V. Praise
V. Praise
“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you” (1 Thess. 5:18).
“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you” (1 Thess. 5:18).
A. This command is sometimes difficult to obey. How can one praise God in the midst of adversity? Job Just in knowing he loved God in it!!
A. This command is sometimes difficult to obey. How can one praise God in the midst of adversity? Job Just in knowing he loved God in it!!
B. Praise the Lord, anyhow! He loves you. He died for you. When we praise, we look for the good and not the bad. Praise brings the victory (Ps. 113:2–3).
B. Praise the Lord, anyhow! He loves you. He died for you. When we praise, we look for the good and not the bad. Praise brings the victory (Ps. 113:2–3).
