Pain means ________ ________ _________ ______________.
Job 1-2

If there is a way to ______________ ____________, only a fool______________ ____________ it.
Matthew. 4:1-10

TWO TRUTHS ABOUT PAIN & SUFFERING:
1. Pain & suffering are ___________ _____________ _________.

Romans 5:12

2. If you can __________________ ____________ ___________, do it. If not, _______________________ _______.

1 Corinthians 7:20-21

THREE STRANGE RESPONSES WE ARE CALLED TO:
James 1:1-5
1. A Strange Attitude: _______________

We can’t control our __________________, we can control our _____________________.
There is always something to be ______________ _______.
Romans 5:3-5, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, 1 Corinthians 10:10-11, Romans 12:2

2. A Strange Response: ______________ the _______________

Trials build ______________ & __________________.
Suffering teaches _____________________.
Trials reveal the ____________ about your _____________.
James 1:3-4, Romans 5:3-5, Hebrews 5:7-8,1 Peter 1:6-7 & Matthew 5:10-12, 2 Corinthians 1:3-6,1 Corinthians 10:13

3. A Strange Prayer: Lord, ___________ me _________________

James 1:5, Matthew 26:39-44

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