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Five Things to Remember When I Feel Discouraged

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Introduction
  • Job 1:12; 2:6-10
  • Job 17:1 – Job was broken by what he’d gone through.
  • How do we keep from getting overwhelmed when things pile up in our lives?
  • Job 7:20
  • Job 14:1 – Job had lost perspective.
    • This is temporary. God is going to fix all this.
    • God does not owe us an explanation for anything. He has told us what we need to know.
    • James 4:5
    • James 5:10
    • Hebrews 11:10
      • God is in control, even when I don’t understand everything.
      • Job was ignorant of what was going on behind the scenes.
      • Job 13:3, 15, 20 – Job wanted to argue his case before God.
      • Job 23:3
      • Job 1:20-22
      • Job 42:3
      • It is okay if I don’t understand everything.
        • I should blame Satan, not myself or God.
        • Job 1:1
        • Luke 13:1-3 – Sometimes bad things just happen.
        • Be careful about assigning things to God.
        • Job 1:22 – Job never blamed God.
          • Nothing on earth is worse than Hell, or better than Heaven.
          • Matthew 25:34, 41
            • I need to spend time with mature Christians.
            • Job 22:23; 8:6; 11:14 – Job’s friends had terrible advice.
            • We need to spend time with people who will give good advice.
            • Acts 2:46; 12:12 – Early Christians came together.
            • Seek out mature Christians who can help.
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