{"id":35799,"date":"2022-09-13T12:28:33","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T17:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/why-im-i-going-through-so-many-trials-and-tribulations-what-is-my-purpose-in-life-united-states\/"},"modified":"2022-09-13T12:28:33","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T17:28:33","slug":"why-im-i-going-through-so-many-trials-and-tribulations-what-is-my-purpose-in-life-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/why-im-i-going-through-so-many-trials-and-tribulations-what-is-my-purpose-in-life-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I\u2019m I going through so many trials and tribulations? What is my purpose in life? (United States)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Turn to our loving Heavenly Father for comfort. For &ldquo;Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the <strong>Father of compassion and the God of all comfort<\/strong>, 4 who <strong>comforts us in all our troubles<\/strong>, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 5 For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also <strong>our comfort abounds through Christ<\/strong>.&rdquo; 2 Corinthians 1:3-5 (NIV) God loves you tenderly. He is always there for you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The World of Mankind<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every single human being suffers with trials and tribulations. For the majority of the world, these painful experiences are teaching man the consequences of disobeying God &#8211; the results of sin. But this does <strong><em>NOT<\/em><\/strong><em> <\/em>necessarily<strong> mean that a grievous experience is the result of our own sins<\/strong>. <strong>God is permitting evil <\/strong>to abound now, so that in the Kingdom, people will be glad to experience the peaceable, love, and blessings of God&#039;s righteous will. Adam and Eve did not appreciate the horrors of sin. But <strong>in the Kingdom, everyone will have directly experienced the awful results and no one will need to convince them that sin brings sorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>However, for the consecrated Christian, suffering transforms our characters into Christ-likeness.<\/p>\n<p>The Apostle James wrote that Christians should be glad to receive these trials. James 1:2-4 (NKJV), 2 &quot;My brethren, <strong>count it all joy<\/strong> when you fall into <strong>various trials<\/strong>, 3 knowing that the <strong>testing of your faith produces patience<\/strong>. 4 But let <strong>patience have its perfect work<\/strong>, that you<strong> may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing<\/strong>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Finally, we embrace these two wonderful promise, &quot;<strong>If we suffer, we shall also reign with him <\/strong>&#8230;&quot;2 Timothy 2:12 (KJV). [Rom 8:17 KJV] 17 &ldquo;And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we <strong>suffer with him<\/strong>, that we may be also <strong>glorified together<\/strong>.&rdquo; Romans 8:17 (KJV)<\/p>\n<p>How can I <strong>find meaning or purpose for my life?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>highest eternal purpose in life is to live for God<\/strong>. Footstep followers of Jesus would have the same purpose Jesus had. &ldquo;For<strong> this purpose<\/strong> I was born, and <strong>for this purpose I have come into the world&#8211;to give testimony for the truth<\/strong>&hellip;&rdquo;&nbsp; John 18:37 (Weymouth)&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jesus summed up every intelligent beings&rsquo; purpose when He said, &ldquo;<strong>Love the Lord your God <\/strong>with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and,<strong> Love your neighbor<\/strong> as yourself.&rdquo; Luke 10:27 (KJV)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turn to our loving Heavenly Father for comfort. For &ldquo;Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/why-im-i-going-through-so-many-trials-and-tribulations-what-is-my-purpose-in-life-united-states\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Why I\u2019m I going through so many trials and tribulations? What is my purpose in life? 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