How to Trust God’s Timing in Your Pain

 

Current Teaching Series Can You Hear Me Now?

How to Trust God's Timing in Your Pain By Rick Warren — October 27, 2018 "'My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,' says the Lord. 'And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts'" (Isaiah 55:8-9 NLT). It is not God's job to make every moment of your life easy. If he did, you would never grow up! You'd be immature, spoiled, and incredibly self-centered. That is not what God wants for you. So when you're in pain and you pray and don't see the answers, should you give up? No. Your job is to keep praying and keep trusting God with the answer, because you know that everything he does and everything he allows in your life he will use for good. You accept a "No," a "Slow," a "Grow," or a "Go," because you know that God is a good Father, even when you're in pain. If a doctor does surgery on you and cuts you open, that's going to cause some pain. But if that surgery saves your life, would you say that's a bad doctor? No, because she just saved your life! When God doesn't immediately end your pain, he is saying to you in that moment, "My grace is sufficient for you, and you can handle a little pain and even a lot of pain in your life, because I am with you and I am going to use this for your good." I've had a lot of pain in my life. In fact, almost everything I've learned in life, I've learned through pain. I've learned nothing from pleasure. I've learned very little from success. But I've learned boatloads through pain. God is more interested in making me a man of God than he is in making me comfortable. And God is more interested in making you a man or woman of God than he is in making you comfortable. You will be comfortable for all of eternity in heaven, but right now, you're in the grow-up stage, so you're not going to get everything you ask for. In Scripture, we read, "'My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,' says the Lord. 'And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts'" (NLT). While you're praying at one level, God is thinking about your life at a much higher level and from a much bigger perspective. He wants good for your life even more than you do. Will you trust him?PLAY today's audio teaching from Pastor Rick >> Talk About It What have you learned from pain in your life? How can you encourage someone who is experiencing pain in their life right now and waiting on God to answer their prayer? As a follower of Jesus, why is it essential to keep growing and becoming more like him?

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Series Summary Session 1: God Wants to Talk to You Session 2: How God Talks to You Session 3: How to Get Guidance from God Session 4: How to Recognize God's Voice PLAY TODAY'S BROADCAST

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