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In Tough Times

`. In Tough Times. Tough times are a blessing because they test the genuineness of our faith in God!. In Tough Times. It’s easy to thank God when everything is going your way. But what about when the bottom drops out?. In Tough Times. Job is the perfect example

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In Tough Times

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  1. ` In Tough Times

  2. Tough times are a blessing because they test the genuineness of our faith in God! In Tough Times

  3. It’s easy to thank God when everything is going your way. But what about when the bottom drops out? In Tough Times

  4. Job is the perfect example of someone who had everything… then lost it all in one day. In Tough Times

  5. In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil. He had seven sons and three daughters, and he owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred donkeys, and had a large number of servants. He was the greatest man among all the people of the East. Job 1:1-3 In Tough Times

  6.  Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.” “Does Job fear God for nothing?” Satan replied. “Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? Job 1:8-9 In Tough Times

  7.  You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land. But now stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face.” Job 1: 10-11 In Tough Times

  8.  … a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby, and the Sabeans attacked and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!” Job 1:14-15 In Tough Times

  9. While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, “The fire of God fell from the heavens and burned up the sheep and the servants, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!” Job 1:16 In Tough Times

  10. While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three raiding parties and swept down on your camels and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!” Job 1:17 In Tough Times

  11. While he was still speaking, yet another messenger came and said, “Your sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house, when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on them and they are dead, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!” Job 1:18-19 In Tough Times

  12. At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship and said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb,    and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised.” Job 1:20-21 In Tough Times

  13. DANG! In one day, Job went from being the greatest man in his region to being utterly destitute. Job’s response was to… worship and praise God! In Tough Times

  14. This was more than just fatalistic resignation to his situation. This was recognition of … God’s constant goodness! In Tough Times

  15. “God is good all the time and all the time God is good!” In Tough Times

  16. Job’s Secret: Focusing on blessings that can’t be taken away! In Tough Times

  17. Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you… 1 Peter 1:3-4 In Tough Times

  18. Count Your (Eternal) Blessings In Tough Times

  19. Eternal Blessing #1: New Birth For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. 1 Peter 1:23 In Tough Times

  20. Eternal Blessing #2: Living Hope And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. Romans 5:5 In Tough Times

  21. Eternal Blessing #3: Unfading Inheritance …giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. Col. 1:12 In Tough Times

  22. Invitation: Become a recipient God’s eternal blessings today by asking Jesus to be your Savior and Lord! In Tough Times

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