What does it mean to persevere through a trial? How do we know we have done it?

Luke 22 Jesus deeply troubled in garden of Gethsemane. Perseverance through a trial should look like Jesus did, translate my pain into your glory. That I grow more into the image of Jesus. That we trust him, and grow in our faith, that we can handle the next trial more comfortably.

2 Corinthians 12:

What does the outcome and end result look like after a trial?

Romans 8

What does this perseverance do for the life of an abiding believer in Christ?

James 1:

Reminiscing through the last 100 episodes: What’s been your favorite episode and why?

Part 2. The pain and trial:

Many times we experience tremendous pain and grief at the loss in our lives.

Why do we want to avoid the pain?

Avoid sorrow, experiencing discomfort, stuck point to stay away from hurt

Luke 22- discipleship sleeping in the garden to avoid the sorrow.

Why doesn’t He always remove the pain from the loss or trials?

The Exodus

1 Peter 1:5-9

Romans 7

How can we experience the pain, but give it to the Lord?

Jeremiah-Lamentations 3:19

Part 1. The initial outlook:

Looking at loss in life can be difficult. There are many types of loss we may experience:

Loss of significant other, friends, jobs, clout, ability, financial stability, control, or even loss of self identity.

All these cause a varying level of grief in the life of the individual who is going through this. We understand this grief and can see it manifest in many different ways. It may come out through isolation, emotional outbursts, or in how we conduct ourselves each day.

Any time we are in the thick of the situation it is hard to stop and see the potential for God’s work through it. He is there.

What are some ways to see God’s work in difficult situations?

Remembering who God is and what he has done; both in history and in our own lives.

What are some tools or activities we can do to make sure we don’t miss Him in it all?

What does this begin to look like in the life of an abiding believer?

Keeping the eyes and heart fixed on the things above and not on our situation or problems.

We fill our life with the Word of God and life of God. Our new method of thinking becomes the mind of Christ. We start to look, speak, and act more like Jesus.

Elisha and the servant (2 Kings 6:8-19)

King David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17:4-37)