Where does trouble come from, and what

do I do when it lands on my doorstep?

1. Trouble is a ____ of life. _______it.part Expect

"People are born for trouble as

readily as sparks fly up from a

fire." Job 5:7

"He causes his sun to rise on the

evil and the good, and sends rain on

the righteous and the unrighteous.“

Matthew 5:45

"Be still and know that I am God."

Psalm 46:10

2. Sometimes we don’t know where

trouble ______ from. ______ it comes Accept

"Jesus' disciples asked him, 'Rabbi,

who sinned, this man or his parents,

that he was born blind?'" John 9:2

"Naked I came from my mother’s

womb, And naked shall I return

there. The Lord gave and the Lord

has taken away; Blessed be the

name of the Lord." Job 1:22

3. We can _____ trouble into our lives.

_____ it

invite

Avoid

"Do not set foot on the path of the

wicked Or walk in the way of

evildoers. Avoid it, do not travel on

it; Turn away from it and go on

your way." Proverbs 4:14-15

"We are hard pressed on every side,

but not crushed; perplexed, but not

in despair; persecuted, but not

abandoned; struck down, but not

destroyed." 2 Corinthians 4:8-9

4. We can receive ____ in the midst of

trouble. ________ it.

help

Welcome

"God is our refuge and strength, an

ever-present help in trouble.

Therefore, we will not fear,

through the earth give way and the

mountains fall into the heart of the

sea, though its waters roar and

foam and the mountains quake with

their surging" Psalm 46:1-3

"Two are better than one, because

they have a good return for their

work: If one falls down, his friend

can help him up. But pity the man

who falls and has no one to help

him up!" Ecclesiastes 4:8-9

5. We can _____ as a result of our trouble.

Take _________ it.

grow

advantage

"Dear brothers and sisters, when

troubles come your way, consider it

an opportunity for great joy.

For you know that when your faith

is tested, your endurance has a

chance to grow." James 1:2-3

"The Lord is my light and my

salvation—whom shall I fear?

The Lord is the stronghold of my

life of whom shall I be afraid?"

Psalm 1:27