00:00in suffering that's a playful way to introduce you to what we don't be
00:08talking about today we're gonna be talking about joy in suffering you know
00:12the Bible teaches us to rejoice in suffering which seems you know
00:15counter-trutive and we're going to explore what this means and how it can
00:19be possible and I want you to read James 1 verse 2 to 4 and Romans 5 and 3 to 5
00:24I mean you know suffering can have purpose and produce group and we're
00:28going to discuss how our struggles can lead to perseverance character and hope
00:33Romans 5 verse 3 to 5 and finding joy joy isn't always a feeling but a choice
00:38let's look at how we can choose joy is suffering by focusing on God's goodness
00:42promises and presence Psalms 16 verse 11 Philippians 4 verse 4 to 9 these Bible
00:49passages this this this pack well I'm not going to be doing a lot of talking but
00:54you guys are going to be doing a lot of reading so I'm going to go and read all
00:57the Bible all the Bible verses I'm talking about is for you guys to read so if
01:01you've not been doing that and you've not been keeping track go back to the other
01:04episodes this enough that is exactly the purpose of this particular pack because
01:09we want you to hear you because we don't want you to hear from us we want you to
01:13hear from God who speaks through the Bible you hear stories of people who are
01:20enjoying suffering and how their experiences can inspire and encourage us how do you
01:25respond to suffering how you think of times when you find find joy despite
01:29difficulties or practices help you cultivate joy in your life you're going to
01:34think about those questions well I want to go and read those Bible verses they're
01:38important very important what do you think about how do you find joy in suffering what
01:44what even makes you joyful first what makes you joyful can even be your joy in suffering so think
01:50about that today think about what you can do I will see you again in the final episode
01:56what the second the final episode the final pack episode of the belief podcast I'll see you in the next episode have a wonderful day everyone bye
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