Hope Talks
with Haley Scully & Dustin Anderson
God’s Purposes in Trials – Episode 29
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Why me? Why this? Why now?
Trials are inevitable in life, but hope is available in Christ.
In this episode, Haley and Dustin discuss what the Bible says about the purpose of trials and how they can help us grow in spiritual maturity. They share some common misconceptions about trials, how we can respond to hardships, and how God’s Word can shift our perspective and give us hope during trials.
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So you have every reason for hope, for every challenge in life. Because hope means
everything.
Hope Talks is a podcast of the ministry of Hope for the Heart.
Listen in to learn more :
(08:30) Embracing Trials With Positive Outlook
(10:44) Navigating Trials and Deserving Rest
(27:18) God's Love Through Discipline
(34:41) Fiery Biblical Story Reflection
(38:34) Eternal Perspective and Faith Choices
(45:37) Navigating Trials With Hope and Faith
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Helpful links and resources
Free download on Trials: https://tinyurl.com/2mzmnrya
Book on Trials: https://www.hopefortheheart.org/product/trials/
Video course on Trials: https://www.hopefortheheart.org/product/trials-course/
Learn more about Adler Caudle’s story: https://www.road2recovery.com/athlete-causes/adler-caudle/
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Bible verses mentioned in this episode
Isaiah 48:10: “See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.”
Romans 8:18 -- “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.”
Romans 8:29 – “For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.”
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 – “Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”
James 1:2-4 – “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”
1 Peter 1:6-7 -- In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
1 Peter 4:12– “Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.”
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