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  document.writeln("<span class=\"body\"><b><span class=\"headings2\"><span class=\"actsititle\">Trusting in Trials </span></span></b><br>");
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document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\"><i>Have mercy on me, my friends, have mercy, for the hand of");
document.writeln("God has struck me. Must you also persecute me, like God does? Haven\'€™t you");
document.writeln("chewed me up enough?... But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and he");
document.writeln("will stand upon the earth at last. And after my body has decayed, yet in my");
document.writeln("body I will see God!<sup>1</sup></i><o:p></o:p></span></p>");
document.writeln("<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:");
document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Job is a well-known character in the Bible, perhaps not");
document.writeln("because of what he had when things were good, but because of his response to");
document.writeln("the greatest trials of his life. He went from having riches, comfort, health,");
document.writeln("and enjoying family, to suddenly losing practically everything. <o:p></o:p></span></p>");
document.writeln("<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:");
document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">During times of difficulty is when we usually count on our");
document.writeln("family and close friends to encourage us. Job was trying his best to stay");
document.writeln("faithful to God and trust Him, while also grieving greatly. I am sure he was hoping");
document.writeln("to gather strength from his friends, but instead they just came to discourage");
document.writeln("him more! His wife, in her own grief, had already told him to curse God and die");
document.writeln("(Job 2:9), but Job refused. And when his friends came and started giving him");
document.writeln("all kinds of bad advice, he literally had to silence them and remind them who");
document.writeln("God was. Because of Job\'€™s faithfulness and trust in God, he overcame the trial");
document.writeln("and God blessed him even more than before! What an amazing testimony to his friends.");
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document.writeln("<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:");
document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">We will all encounter hardship and loss at some point in");
document.writeln("our lives, and we are allowed to grieve and process all our God-given emotions");
document.writeln("as needed. However, even in the midst of the trial, our trust in God should remain");
document.writeln("strong because He holds the future and knows the \'€œwhy\'€� behind the trial. It is");
document.writeln("also important to remember this truth when we are trying to comfort our friends");
document.writeln("who are going through difficult circumstances. Sometimes sitting with them, crying");
document.writeln("with them, and trusting God with them is all they need. This is just one of the");
document.writeln("ways that we can be as Jesus to others who are facing hardship. <o:p></o:p></span></p>");
document.writeln("<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:");
document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Suggested prayer: Dear God, help us trust your love and");
document.writeln("faithfulness in all circumstances. Help us never doubt that you are in control.");
document.writeln("Let our response to the trial be a testimony of your greatness to others, and");
document.writeln("may we be a friend who listens and trusts with those in need. Thank you for hearing");
document.writeln("and answering my prayer. In the name of Jesus I pray, amen. <span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>");
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document.writeln("19:21-22, 25-26. <o:p></o:p></span></p>");
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document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>");
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document.writeln("&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Today\'€™s Encounter was written by: Crystal B. <o:p></o:p></span></p>");
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