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INTRODUCTION:
A- Trials are common to all people.
1- The Christian is not exempt.
2- The Christian has trials unique to Christians.
B- Where do my trials come from?
1- An understanding of the source of trials can help us.
2- Note four sources of trials:
I- FROM THE ADVERSARY BY THE ALLOWANCE OF GOD ().
A- Trials are not always to be considered a negative thing.
1- The Lord knows our make-up.
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2- Trials must be allowed by God.
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B- Satan desires to sift us to cause infidelity to Christ.
1- Satan’s greatest desire is to cause us to stumble.
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2- God will not allow Satan to put more on us than we can handle with God’s help.
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C- God in confidence allows the circumstances to put us on trial.
1- He has confidence that we will pass the test.
a- Like we have confidence in our children to do right.
II- FROM OTHER PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW OUR LORD ().
A- Folks in the world attempt to cause us to conform to their ways.
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1- Water-down God’s standards.
2- Weaken the life we live for Jesus.
3- Waver in our commitment to Christ.
B- The Lord will provide the strength to stand for Him in the trial.
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1- His grace is sufficient for the trial.
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III- FROM DESIRES WITHIN US ().
Example of Sampson
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A- Desires to satisfy the physical appetites without regard to the commands of God.
1- This is the pattern the lost world follows.
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a. Sampson ate honey from the corpse.
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Sampson married a woman that he was forbidden to.
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Sampson engaged in immorality with a prostitute.
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Sampson made himself vulnerable to his enemies.
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B- Desires that do not consider the consequences of disobedience.
1- Desires that get outside of God’s boundaries carry dire consequences.
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a. Sampson paid a dear price for letting his desires rule him.
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IV- FROM FEAR THAT PARALYZES US ().
A- Makes us unable to take a strong stand for righteousness.
1- Lot feared the people of Sodom and did not stand against the evils of that city.
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B- Makes us compromise christian separation from the world.
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1- He became so attached to that world that he called the sodomites “brothers.”
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C- Makes us lose our testimony with those who know us best.
1- Lot lost his testimony with his own family.
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D- Makes us grow steadily away from Christ.
1- Lot wound up with his life in shipwreck.
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a. Hiding from the world in fear.
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Turning to substance abuse.
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Committing the most offensive form of sexual sin.
Even the lost world would find repulsive.
CONCLUSION:
A- What is the source of your trial?
1- You need to take an honest look.
B- What can you do about your trial?
1- Must begin by dealing with its source.
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