perseverance, character; and character, hope.and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope;And patience, experience; and experience, hope:and stedfastness, approvedness; and approvedness, hope:
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… everything in the world. So here's what I recommend you do. Focus on your character, not the changes in society, not the circumstances around you. Romans 8, excuse me, Romans 5, verses 3 and 4. It's up here on the screen. We can rejoice even in our troubles. and our struggles, troubles and struggles. Does that sound familiar? He says we can rejoice even in our troubles and struggles because we know, this is wisdom, that they teach us, we learn endurance. That we learn endurance, they teach us endurance. And endurance develops strength of character and character creates hope. I want you to notice a couple things. about this verse, okay? Number one, notice that life is a struggle. Everybody agree with that? Life's tough. We shouldn't expect it to be any less. We live on a broken planet. This is not heaven. There's no struggle in heaven. This is earth. Everything's a struggle on earth. We can rejoice even in our struggles and troubles. By the way, have you ever wondered why our relentless? The answer is, is because God wants to change us and we don't want to change. …
… But we glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance. and perseverance, character, and character, hope. But let me stop right there. That word perseverance is an interesting Greek word, and it is from two words, hypomone, hypomone, and it means, those two words means to abide under, to abide under. So these trials are producing something in me. I'm getting something out of it. Oh, I feel it right there. What's that phrase? I'm leaving here with something. Some of y'all know what I'm talking about. It's not happening to you. It's happening for you. because something is happening in you and you are becoming qualified to stand in the times to come. And not just to stand, but to still do business. When your neighbor is crumbling, when your family is falling apart, when everything around you is shaking, you are still going to be able to do business because of what God is developing in you. Are you hearing the words that are coming out of my mouth? …
… of these influences, trying to speak about the action of God in history and our human response. Scripture says, therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace, which we stand and we boast. We celebrate in our hope of sharing the glory of God. But then it goes on to say that, and not only that, but we also boast, we celebrate in our afflictions, knowing that affliction produces endurance. And endurance produces character. Character produces hope. And hope does not put us to shame because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us. This is problematic. This seems to be a contradiction. I'm supposed to boast in my affliction? Celebrate when I'm going through? I must admit, I have a problem with this. I'm called to celebrate my afflictions I'm to throw a party about my pain I'm supposed to shout about the weight the wounds, the bruises, the brokenness that is in me and has been caused upon me if I could talk to Paul for a minute I appreciate you Paul I know that you are the grand apostle and chief gospel troubadour but this is a contradiction this makes no sense in my sanctified imagination I had an argument with Paul I argued with Paul. I said, Paul, I'm concerned about this scripture. …