Challenges

Parents

18 Job 7.20-21 Suffering Job asked God “why?”
19 Ps 28.1-6 Thankful prayer of the saved person
25 Lam 3.21-24 In dire circumstances, hope in the LORD’s steadfast love
46 1 Cor 1.18-31 The saint's view of life, challenges, and opportunities
46 1 Cor 2.9 What God has prepared for His child is better than can be imagined
A principle of trials/temptations: God provides a way to deal
Examples of positive and negative responses to Challenges
Sometimes God informs prior to challenges, sometimes not
Trusting
When courage is needed, God will have prepared the person with previous demonstrations of His enabling support