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The Blessing in the Breaking

“It is doubtful whether God can bless a man

greatly until He has hurt him deeply.”

A.W. Tozer

Luke 11:27-28 (NIV) As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.” He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

James 1:22 (NIV) Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.

The mark of a God-changed heart is that

I like God .

1 Thessalonians 2:13 (NIV) And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe.

Knowing you—believing you.

 

You can know the truth and still ;

changes everything.

 

Faith isn’t ;

it’s .

James 1:2-4 (NIV) Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

James 1:12 (NIV) Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.

How to ENDURE in Trials

E – .

1 Peter 1:6-7 (NIV) In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

Ecclesiastes 2:17 (ESV) So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me, for all is vanity and a striving after wind.

Ecclesiastes 2:23 (NIV) All their days their work is grief and pain; even at night their minds do not rest. This too is meaningless.

John 12:24 (NIV) Jesus said, “Unless a grain of wheat is buried in the ground, it cannot reproduce. But if it dies, it will produce much fruit.

N – .

Luke 8:15 (MSG) The seed in the good earth—these are the good-hearts who seize the Word and hold on no matter what, sticking with it until there’s a harvest.

D – . 

Hebrews 12:2 (NCV) Let us look only to Jesus, the One who began our faith and who makes it perfect. He suffered death on the cross. But he accepted the shame as if it were nothing because of the joy that God put before him. And now he is sitting at the right side of God’s throne.

U – .

2 Corinthians 1:6 (NLT) When we are weighed down with troubles, it is for your comfort and salvation! For when we ourselves are comforted, we will certainly comfort you. Then you can patiently endure the same things we suffer.

R – .

Colossians 1:11 (NLT) We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need.

E – .

Hebrews 10:36 (NLT) Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.

Jeremiah 17:7 (NIV) But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.