Affliction

Parents

Situations

Children

18 Job 7.20-21 Suffering Job asked God “why?”
19 Ps 140.7 David, needing help, recalls how God “covered his head” in battle
19 Ps 28.1-6 Thankful prayer of the saved person
19 Ps 56.8 God's providence amid persecution
19 Ps 94.19 Comfort for the anxious soul
19 Ps 99.8 Sins forgiven, but still chastised
23 Is 52.14 Jesus' body was abused so much He no longer looked human
25 Lam 3.21-24 In dire circumstances, hope in the LORD’s steadfast love
43 Jn 9.1-7 Jesus healed a man blind from birth
44 Ac 4.28 Even peoples' evil actions serve God's purposes
46 1 Cor 12.1-10 Paul appreciated a benefit of physical affliction
46 1 Cor 15.50-55 We (believers') bodies all be changed
46 1 Cor 2.9 What God has prepared for His child is better than can be imagined
47 2 Cor 1.3-4 God's comfort in affliction enables you to comfort others
47 2 Cor 1.8-10 Paul's excessive burdens inhibited self-reliance, enforced trust in God
50 Phil 3.10 Paul wanted to be a partner with Christ in suffering
52 1 Thess 5.9-11 Believers not destined for God's wrath
60 1 Pet 5.7 Commanded to cast/throw the cares onto the Lord
A principle of trials/temptations: God provides a way to deal
Calvin on waiting for God to help
David betrayed by Keilahites he had saved
Jesus' crucifixion from Mary's perspective
McGee on Ps 56.8: God notices sorrows
McGee quote about suffering
Sometimes God informs prior to challenges, sometimes not
Spurgeon on Ps 140.7: God covered David’s head in battle
When courage is needed, God will have prepared the person with previous demonstrations of His enabling support

Jumps

Adversity
Challenges
Suffering
Weakness
When bad things happen
When sovereign God allows hardship (affliction, defeat, etc.)

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