Results for "submission to suffering"

Prosperity Guilt 19-24 (Young Adult)

"I should feel guilty having more than others, especially when people are suffering."

LIE: My abundance is selfish. TRUTH: God gives you power to get wealth to establish covenant - Deut 8:18

Deuteronomy 8:18 158 Read Truth →

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Sickness as God's Will 10-12 (Pre-Teen)

"God is using this disease to make me more like Jesus."

LIE: Sickness makes me like Jesus. TRUTH: By His stripes you WERE healed - past tense, finished! He bore sickness so you don't have to. 1 Peter 2:24

1 Peter 2:24 158 Read Truth →

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Sickness as God's Will 10-12 (Pre-Teen)

"My sickness glorifies God by showing others how to suffer well."

LIE: Sickness glorifies God. TRUTH: Jesus said sickness would glorify God, then raised Lazarus—healing glorifies Him, not ongoing disease. John 11:4

John 11:4 157 Read Truth →

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Sickness as God's Will 40-49 (Forties)

"God gave me this chronic illness to teach me patience and dependence on Him."

LIE: God gave me sickness to teach me. TRUTH: Jesus healed ALL oppressed by the devil—sickness is oppression, not education. Acts 10:38

Acts 10:38 154 Read Truth →

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Prosperity Guilt 25-29 (Late Twenties)

"Enjoying wealth is wrong when there's so much suffering in the world around me."

LIE: Enjoyment equals callousness. TRUTH: Eat the fat, drink sweet, AND send portions—joy is strength (Neh 8:10)

Nehemiah 8:10 154 Read Truth →

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Kingdom Wealth vs Get Rich Quick 80-89 (Eighties)

"I can't believe for wealth when so many are suffering; it would be selfish."

LIE: Wanting wealth is selfish when others suffer. TRUTH: God gives you sufficiency in ALL things and abundance for every good work—receive to give ...

2 Corinthians 9:8 153 Read Truth →

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Investment Losses 30-39 (Thirties)

"I failed as a provider. My wife and kids are suffering because of my bad financial decisions."

LIE: I failed as a provider. TRUTH: IT IS WRITTEN God makes grace abound so I ALWAYS have ALL sufficiency. 2 Cor 9:8

2 Corinthians 9:8 153 Read Truth →

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Sickness as God's Will 90+ (Nineties Plus)

"My sickness glorifies God by showing others how to suffer well."

LIE: Sickness glorifies God. TRUTH: Jesus glorified God by RAISING Lazarus, not leaving him dead. John 11:4

John 11:4 153 Read Truth →

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Disability & Limitation 80-89 (Eighties)

"My chronic pain proves God doesn't care about my suffering or hear my prayers"

LIE: Pain proves God doesn't care. TRUTH: The Lord is NEAR to the brokenhearted—suffering doesn't distance Him. (Ps 34:18)

Psalm 34:18 153 Read Truth →

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Sickness as God's Will 10-12 (Pre-Teen)

"Suffering through this sickness brings me closer to God than healing would."

LIE: Sickness brings me closer to God. TRUTH: God's NAME is 'the LORD who heals' - He wants you healthy AND close! Exodus 15:26

Exodus 15:26 153 Read Truth →

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Prosperity Guilt 19-24 (Young Adult)

"Enjoying luxury or comfort is selfish when the world is suffering."

LIE: Luxury is selfish. TRUTH: Enjoying your labor is God's GIFT (Ecc 3:13). God gives richly all things to ENJOY (1 Tim 6:17). Receive without guilt.

Ecclesiastes 3:13 150 Read Truth →

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Disability & Limitation 50-59 (Fifties)

"God gave me this disability to teach me something or keep me humble."

LIE: God gave this disability. TRUTH: Jesus healed EVERYONE. Thief destroys; Jesus brings abundant life. God doesn't author sickness. (John 10:10)

John 10:10 148 Read Truth →

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Healing Ended with Apostles 60-69 (Sixties)

"The age of miracles passed—now we're in the Church age where we grow through suffering."

LIE: Miracles passed, suffering now. TRUTH: 'Greater works you will do'—Church age empowered, not weakened. (John 14:12)

John 14:12 146 Read Truth →

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Disability & Limitation 16-18 (Late Teen)

"My disability is God's will for my life; asking for healing shows lack of faith in His plan."

LIE: Disability is God's will for me. TRUTH: God's will is health. Jesus healed everyone. By His stripes you are healed. Ask boldly. 3 John 1:2

3 John 1:2 146 Read Truth →

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Sickness as God's Will 50-59 (Fifties)

"God gave me this chronic illness to teach me patience and dependence on Him."

LIE: God gave me sickness to teach me. TRUTH: Jesus bore your sickness so you could walk in health. (Isaiah 53:4-5)

3 John 1:2 145 Read Truth →

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Sickness as God's Will 40-49 (Forties)

"My fibromyalgia glorifies God by showing others His sustaining grace in suffering."

LIE: My sickness glorifies God. TRUTH: God's will is your HEALTH—Jesus healed everyone, that glorified God. 3 John 1:2

3 John 1:2 144 Read Truth →

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Sickness as God's Will 16-18 (Late Teen)

"God allowed this diagnosis to prepare me for ministry to other sick people."

LIE: God gave me sickness for ministry prep. TRUTH: God gives POWER to heal, not sickness. (Acts 10:38)

Acts 10:38 143 Read Truth →

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Sickness as God's Will 70-79 (Seventies)

"My healing would take away my testimony of suffering and make me less relatable."

LIE: Healing ends my testimony. TRUTH: He sent His word and HEALED them—that's the testimony. Psalm 107:20

Psalm 107:20 143 Read Truth →

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Chronic Illness Identity 10-12 (Pre-Teen)

"My sickness is God's plan to teach me something I couldn't learn healthy."

LIE: God uses sickness to teach you. TRUTH: Jesus healed ALL oppressed by the DEVIL—sickness is enemy, not teacher. Acts 10:38

Acts 10:38 142 Read Truth →

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Diagnosis Death Sentence 70-79 (Seventies)

"God is using this sickness to teach me patience and refine my character."

LIE: Sickness teaches character. TRUTH: Jesus healed ALL oppressed by devil - Acts 10:38. Sickness is oppression, not education. Job was healed/restor...

Acts 10:38 142 Read Truth →

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