There Is No Absence Of Trouble

John 14 John15 Paul's Thorn and God's Grace 2 Corinthians 12:8-10 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. Romans 10:14-17 How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach? And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message? Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. Spiritual wisdom for spiritual life Exodus 23:29-30 I will not drive them out from before you in one year, lest the land become desolate and the wild beasts multiply against you. Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased and possess the land. We are growing up in Christ, we are a spiritual house, and we learn to fight using spiritual weapons that are from God. 2 Corinthians 10:3-6, Ephesians 6:10-18 Understanding our weakness Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. Romans 5:3-5 James 1:2-4 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, / because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. / Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 1 Peter 4:13-14 YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/6rdyPMskjF0