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Ten Reasons to Believe in a God Who Allows Suffering

  1. Lesson One
    Suffering Comes With The Freedom To Choose
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    1 Assessment
  2. Lesson Two
    Suffering Reveals What Is In Our Hearts
    5 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  3. Lesson Three
    Suffering Takes Us To The Edge Of Eternity
    5 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  4. Lesson Four
    God Can Turn Suffering Around For Our Good
    5 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  5. Lesson Five
    Pain Can Warn Us Of Danger
    5 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  6. Lesson Six
    In Times Of Crisis We Find One Another
    5 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  7. Lesson Seven
    Suffering Gives Opportunity To Trust God
    5 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  8. Lesson Eight
    Pain Loosens Our Grip On This Life
    5 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  9. Lesson Nine
    God Suffers With Us In Our Suffering
    5 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  10. Lesson Ten
    God's Comfort Is Greater Than Our Suffering
    5 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  11. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
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    1 Assessment

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Digging In

Read Genesis 50:20.

Through the preceding chapters of Genesis (beginning with ch.37), trace the events that shaped Joseph’s relationship with his brothers and catalog his experience of suffering.

Consider the tension between man’s intent and God’s intent in Genesis 50:20. Can you find other biblical examples of this tension?

What parallels can you draw between the life experience of Joseph, culminating in Genesis 50:20, and the experience of David expressed in Psalm 42:1-11?

Enter your thoughts into your personal journal.

Going Further

What lessons of wisdom have you gleaned from your own specific incidents of hardship or suffering?

Think of people who have harmed you or caused you pain. Did you respond to them with the same grace and faith as Joseph displayed with his brothers? Will you now?

Enter your thoughts into your personal journal.

Final Thoughts

Related scripture passages to study:

Psalm 34:8
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him!

Romans 8:28-29
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.

Who is being challenged by your suffering experiences? Is your life one that God can use to the fullest because He is at work in and through you?

Enter your thoughts into your personal journal.