12-28-25

Title: "Lessons Learned"

1. God Has a Plan for My Life

A. Jeremiah 29:11-13 = For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then vou will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will isten to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

2. God Can be Trusted with My Life

A. Psalm 9:1-2 = "I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. I

will be glad and rejoice in you: I will sing the praises, of vour name. O Most High." ~ Give thanks, tell others, be joyful and

praise God even in times of suffering and pain, as David was experiencing.

B. Psalm 9:9-10 = "The LORD is a refuge

for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Those who know vour name trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.' ~ I can, and should, trust in Him, no matter what the circumstances are in my life.

C. Psalm 9:18 = "But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish.' ~ God is my Hope, and I can continue to hope in Him.

D. I have found that when I focus on my part of the relationship, I don't need to worry about His part of the relationship.

3. God does not waste the Suffering/Pain in my life

A. I Peter 5:10= And the God of all

grace, who called you to his eternal

glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.

B. Romans 8:18= I consider that our

present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.

C. Romans 5:3-5 = Not only so, but

well also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and

character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

4. God works through His people in my Life

A. Hebrews 10:24-25 = I And let us

consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up

meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another-and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

B. Colossians 3:16 = Let the message

of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonishone another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.

5. God will provide a "Redemption Story"

A. Ephesians 1:7-10 = In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, he made known to us the mystery of his will

according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment-to bring unity to all things in heaven and on

earth under Christ.

B. Colossians 1:13-14 = For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.