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  1. “It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, because that is the end of every man, and the living takes it to heart. Sorrow is better than laughter, for when a face is sad a heart may be happy. The mind of the wise is in the house of mourning, while the mind of fools is in the house of pleasure.” Ecclesiastes 7:2-4

  2. “I now rejoice, not that you were made sorrowful, but that you were made sorrowful to the point of repentance; for you were made sorrowful according to the will of God, in order that you might not suffer loss in anything through us. For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation; but the sorrow of the world produces death.” 2 Corinthians 7:9-10

  3. NOT: “Why do bad things happen to good people?” BUT: “What happens to good people when bad things happen?”

  4. What Should I Do? The real problem is my reaction to problems! FIX THE PROBLEM !?! Don’t blame God Don’t blame self Don’t fix the blame

  5. How To "Fix the Problem" Do Not “Plan” To Surrender

  6. “And He died for all, that they who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.” 2 Cor. 5:15

  7. How To "Fix the Problem" Do Not Accept Defeat Do not “plan” to surrender

  8. How To "Fix the Problem" Add Up Joys - Never Count Sorrows Do not “plan” to surrender Do not accept defeat

  9. How To "Fix the Problem" Make Sorrow Your Servant Do not “plan” to surrender Do not accept defeat Add up joys - Never count sorrows

  10. “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort; who comforts us in all our affliction so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For just as the sufferings of Christ are ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ.2 Corinthians 1:3-5

  11. How To "Fix the Problem" Accept God’s Comfort Do not “plan” to surrender Do not accept defeat Add up joys - Never count sorrows Make sorrow your servant

  12. In Comforting, God Gives Us... • Courage • Calm

  13. “Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego answered and said to the king, ‘O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to give you an answer concerning this. If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the furnace of blazing fire; and He will deliver us out of your hand, O king. But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.” Daniel 3:16-18 xxx

  14. In Comforting, God Gives Us... • Courage • Calm • Companionship

  15. “Jesus said, ‘Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or farms, for My sake and for the gospel’s sake, but that he shall receive a hundred times as much now in the present age, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and farms, along with persecutions; and in the age to come, eternal life.’” Mark 10:29-30

  16. In Comforting, God Gives Us... • Courage • Calm • Companionship • Compassion • Commitments

  17. “O Israel, ‘Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine! When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, nor will the flame burn you. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior...” Isaiah 43:1-3

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