Greg Laurie Podcast How to Deal with Trials | Sometimes We Set Ourselves Up for Temptation
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Mar 27, 2025 Temptation is a universal struggle, and understanding its roots is key. We often set ourselves up for failure through our choices and environment, like baking too many cookies. Acknowledging personal desires helps us navigate these challenges. Embracing faith and community can provide strength during tough times. Listening to stories of biblical figures reminds us that trials can lead to growth. Ultimately, finding joy in hardship and seeking divine wisdom transforms our struggles into opportunities.
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Rejoice in Trials
- Trials are opportunities to develop patience and become complete in character.
- Choosing to rejoice during trials is a matter of will, not feelings, and changes perspective from hardship to privilege.
Trials Build Endurance
- Trials build endurance and staying power, making us stronger.
- Patience matured through trials prepares you to be strong, full, and complete in character.
Ask God for Wisdom
- Ask God for wisdom when you face decisions; He will give it generously without reproach.
- Have faith when you ask, avoiding doubt that makes your prayers unstable and ineffective.
