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Man, things have been crazy lately, right?

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I'm saying everything from political down to the individual problem in people's lives

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and the pandemic worldwide, people are sick and hurting.

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There's a lot of sorrow.

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There's a lot of pain.

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There's a lot of tribulation.

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It seems like everybody's going through something.

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In the midst of those trials and difficulties, we can forget what God, what Paul really wrote

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by the leading of the Holy Spirit in Romans 8 where it says, God works together for the

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good all things for those who love the Lord and called according to His purpose.

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It's so easy to forget that, to love the Lord.

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Jesus said, if you love me, you'll follow my commands, to do the things that God would

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have us to do and just to love God and to be called according to His purpose, to serve

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Him, to reach out with the gospel.

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God's purpose is that everyone should know Him personally.

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I'm thinking of Peter in Matthew 16 where Peter says to God, to Jesus after he said

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that he was going to be crucified and resurrected, Peter said, no, far be it from you, Lord,

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that this thing should happen to you.

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And Jesus said back to Peter, get thee behind me, Satan, for your stumbling block to me.

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Your eyes are not on the interests of God but on the interests of men.

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In the midst of difficulty, how easy it is to get our eyes on our own interests and the

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outcome that we think we want, believe me, if it's happening today, as much as it may

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be hard for us to swallow, God can turn this out for our good, for those who love Him and

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are called according to His purpose.

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So let's do that.

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Get in your Bible, read, pray, study, meditate, worship, get in a local church, serve, love

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others, spread the gospel, love Him and be called according to His purpose and be blessed

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no matter what happens.

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Trust God.

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He can do that.