Finding Faith Amidst Pain and Suffering
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1. "We can understand that no matter the season and the time that we're going through, that a faith in God and his outcome is for the good. And we'll dive into that conversation here in just a minute. Let's establish two trains of thought for the conversation we're going to have tonight. One, we have two decisions to make when we find ourselves in a season of pain. The first door that we can enter is an idea that we're going to take on the pain on our own." [03:30] (25 seconds)
2. "The biggest difference in the two though, you are exceptionally limited in what you can control and the outcome that you can produce. If you have a sick child, you can only do so much. You can only hire so many doctors. You can only spend so much money to overcome that sickness for that child. But if you give the things that cause you pain to God, if you give those moments to him and allow him to work and to move in those things, you're tapping in to a limitless ability to work in those times." [04:45] (28 seconds)
3. "The first thing we have to do is we have to understand that God is present in our pain. He's present in our pain. In the story in Mark 9, here's what's going on for full context. Jesus walks up on his disciples and he says, his disciples are surrounded by a group of people. He walks up and he asks, what is going on? What are you discussing? A man speaks up and the man says, my son is sick. I've brought him to be healed. He's possessed is what's going on." [05:28] (30 seconds)
4. "In our life, when we make the decision to open door number two and to give painful situations to God, it doesn't mean that the outcome isn't painful. It doesn't mean that the situation and the trial that causes it isn't going to be hard, but God's working in those moments. Could there be divine healing for a sick child? Of course there could be. But even if there's not, even if it isn't a miracle that occurs, there's a reason. And we have to understand that it's inside of God's will. He's present in those moments of pain." [06:46] (30 seconds)
5. "The story in Mark 9 goes on, and Jesus turns to the man and he says, how long has this been going on with your son? He says, all of his life. This father has immense pain because he's been dealing with this son who has, this, this tormenting spirit that throws him into the water, throws him into the fire, tries to cause him harm. If you're a dad, think about it being your child who's dealing with this and the pain that you would be going through in your life." [08:07] (27 seconds)
6. "The second thing we need to understand is that our strength is found in prayer. The disciples could not heal him. He's brought to the disciples for healing. The son is. The disciples couldn't heal him. Understand this, that in Mark six, we're in Mark nine, in Mark six, the disciples are sent out with the ability to, to heal and to spread the gospel. They're given that authority to do so. But in this moment, they cannot do it. They go to Jesus after this event occurs and they ask him, why could we not cast it out?" [09:37] (37 seconds)
7. "We also find in Hebrews four, six, let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace. Let's look at that word confidence here. We already discussed the fact that we have this relationship with God. We have this relationship with God. We have this relationship with God. We have this relationship with Jesus. We have this Holy Spirit that lives within us. We have the ability to commune with that. We have the ability to discuss in prayer, to learn from his word and to grow in that relationship with confidence, speaking plainly to God." [10:56] (24 seconds)
8. "We have to trust in God's dominion, trust in God's dominion. He created, this entire world that we exist in. This is his domain. This is his dominion. All things are possible for one who believes is what Jesus says. All things are possible for one who believes, who trusts in God's dominion. Proverbs 3, 5 through 6. I don't think it's up there and I don't think you have it there. Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding and all your ways acknowledge him and he will make straight your paths." [12:10] (39 seconds)
9. "We must learn that we grow through our pain. I love the sport of ultra running. I used to run, I don't run too much anymore, but I love I love the sports because of the lessons that are taught whether you're running it or whether you're observing other people in this world. They do incredible things physically. There's two famous ultra-runners. One that most of you have probably heard of. His name is David Goggins. He's a military guy. He's on all the podcasts. He does all the things. And another one is a little lesser known to normal people, but in the ultra-running world, she's the queen." [14:34] (33 seconds)
10. "The things you learn in a season of pain, you can translate whenever the next situation comes. As Pastor Scott said one Sunday, he said, if you're not in a storm, you're coming out of a storm, and if you're not coming out of one, you're going into one. There's a storm somewhere coming, and there's a pain somewhere coming. You're never going to find yourself in this long stretch where everything's amazing. You're going to learn, and grow in pain. Romans 5, 3-5. Not only that we rejoice in our sufferings." [15:53] (30 seconds)
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2. "The biggest difference in the two though, you are exceptionally limited in what you can control and the outcome that you can produce. If you have a sick child, you can only do so much. You can only hire so many doctors. You can only spend so much money to overcome that sickness for that child. But if you give the things that cause you pain to God, if you give those moments to him and allow him to work and to move in those things, you're tapping in to a limitless ability to work in those times." [04:45] (28 seconds)
3. "The first thing we have to do is we have to understand that God is present in our pain. He's present in our pain. In the story in Mark 9, here's what's going on for full context. Jesus walks up on his disciples and he says, his disciples are surrounded by a group of people. He walks up and he asks, what is going on? What are you discussing? A man speaks up and the man says, my son is sick. I've brought him to be healed. He's possessed is what's going on." [05:28] (30 seconds)
4. "In our life, when we make the decision to open door number two and to give painful situations to God, it doesn't mean that the outcome isn't painful. It doesn't mean that the situation and the trial that causes it isn't going to be hard, but God's working in those moments. Could there be divine healing for a sick child? Of course there could be. But even if there's not, even if it isn't a miracle that occurs, there's a reason. And we have to understand that it's inside of God's will. He's present in those moments of pain." [06:46] (30 seconds)
5. "The story in Mark 9 goes on, and Jesus turns to the man and he says, how long has this been going on with your son? He says, all of his life. This father has immense pain because he's been dealing with this son who has, this, this tormenting spirit that throws him into the water, throws him into the fire, tries to cause him harm. If you're a dad, think about it being your child who's dealing with this and the pain that you would be going through in your life." [08:07] (27 seconds)
6. "The second thing we need to understand is that our strength is found in prayer. The disciples could not heal him. He's brought to the disciples for healing. The son is. The disciples couldn't heal him. Understand this, that in Mark six, we're in Mark nine, in Mark six, the disciples are sent out with the ability to, to heal and to spread the gospel. They're given that authority to do so. But in this moment, they cannot do it. They go to Jesus after this event occurs and they ask him, why could we not cast it out?" [09:37] (37 seconds)
7. "We also find in Hebrews four, six, let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace. Let's look at that word confidence here. We already discussed the fact that we have this relationship with God. We have this relationship with God. We have this relationship with God. We have this relationship with Jesus. We have this Holy Spirit that lives within us. We have the ability to commune with that. We have the ability to discuss in prayer, to learn from his word and to grow in that relationship with confidence, speaking plainly to God." [10:56] (24 seconds)
8. "We have to trust in God's dominion, trust in God's dominion. He created, this entire world that we exist in. This is his domain. This is his dominion. All things are possible for one who believes is what Jesus says. All things are possible for one who believes, who trusts in God's dominion. Proverbs 3, 5 through 6. I don't think it's up there and I don't think you have it there. Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding and all your ways acknowledge him and he will make straight your paths." [12:10] (39 seconds)
9. "We must learn that we grow through our pain. I love the sport of ultra running. I used to run, I don't run too much anymore, but I love I love the sports because of the lessons that are taught whether you're running it or whether you're observing other people in this world. They do incredible things physically. There's two famous ultra-runners. One that most of you have probably heard of. His name is David Goggins. He's a military guy. He's on all the podcasts. He does all the things. And another one is a little lesser known to normal people, but in the ultra-running world, she's the queen." [14:34] (33 seconds)
10. "The things you learn in a season of pain, you can translate whenever the next situation comes. As Pastor Scott said one Sunday, he said, if you're not in a storm, you're coming out of a storm, and if you're not coming out of one, you're going into one. There's a storm somewhere coming, and there's a pain somewhere coming. You're never going to find yourself in this long stretch where everything's amazing. You're going to learn, and grow in pain. Romans 5, 3-5. Not only that we rejoice in our sufferings." [15:53] (30 seconds)
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