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A Prayer For Relief

A Prayer For Relief. Have you ever been told “NO” when you really needed a “YES”? Desperate circumstances Last option No reasoning or pleading helped Paul faced this, 2 Cor. 12:7-10. A Prayer For Relief. We can learn from Paul’s example Life can be hard We don’t always get what we want

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A Prayer For Relief

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  1. A Prayer For Relief • Have you ever been told “NO” • when you really needed a “YES”? • Desperate circumstances • Last option • No reasoning or pleading helped • Paul faced this, 2 Cor. 12:7-10

  2. A Prayer For Relief • We can learn from Paul’s example • Life can be hard • We don’t always get what we want • God’s grace is enough

  3. A Prayer For Relief Apostle’s Troubles Prayer Strength In Weakness

  4. A Prayer For Relief Apostle’s Troubles • Paul had a thorn in the flesh, 2 Cor. 12:7 • Physical pain & suffering • Attack of Satan • Kept humble

  5. A Prayer For Relief Apostle’s Troubles • Paul faced many more troubles, 2 Cor. 11:23-28 • Persecution • Hazards • Opposition • Physical deprivation • Anxiety

  6. A Prayer For Relief Apostle’s Troubles • Job faced incredible misery • Possessions lost, Job 1:13-17 • Children lost, Job 1:18, 19 • Health lost, Job 2:7, 8 • Satan, Job 1:6-12

  7. A Prayer For Relief Apostle’s Troubles • We face trials • Physical • Financial • Anxiety • Christians are not exempt • Maybe time & chance, Ecc. 9:11 • Maybe Satan • Teach a lesson

  8. A Prayer For Relief Prayer • First & sometimes only recourse • When suffering, Jas. 5:13 • Turn to God, Heb. 4:16

  9. A Prayer For Relief Prayer • Paul persisted in his prayer: 3 times • Widow, Lk. 18:1-8 • Friend, Lk. 11:5-12

  10. A Prayer For Relief Prayer • Paul was told NO • God gives what is good, Lk. 11:13 • His answers vary • No • Yes • Not now • In another way

  11. A Prayer For Relief Prayer • Paul was told NO • God gives what is good, Lk. 11:13 • Jesus prayed 3 times, Mt. 26:37-44 • Pray according to God’s will, 1 Jn. 5:14, 15

  12. A Prayer For Relief Strength In Weakness • God’s grace is sufficient support, Phil. 4:13 • Loss of hearing • Loss of sight • Loss of mobility • Persecution

  13. A Prayer For Relief Strength In Weakness My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. - Jas. 1:2-4

  14. A Prayer For Relief • We can learn from Paul’s example • Life can be hard • We don’t always get what we want • God’s grace is enough

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