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Job chapter 36 verse 15 he delivers the afflicted by their

adversity.

What a verse to think about, ponder.

Consider in the whole of the Bible

how God turns affliction for our good, how God works in our hearts and our lives through

adversity. That's a reality we see all over the Bible. Think 2 Corinthians 12 when Paul is pleading before God for God

to remove this thorn from his flesh and God says my grace is sufficient for you.

My power will be made perfect in your weakness.

In other words, I have good designs, loving designs for you in this thorn so trust in me that's easier said than done so many times

isn't it when we go through hard times when we go through affliction or

adversity to trust that God is working all this together for our good

And so if you're walking through affliction or adversity right now I just want to encourage you with this verse to lean into God in his grace his

power let his power be made perfect in your weakness where you are weak trust that he is strong and experience his

strength in ways you would not be able to experience apart from your weakness, apart from even affliction adversity, he opens our

ears by adversity.

Open your ears, say to God, God, I don't understand why this is happening, but I'm trusting in you, so my ears are open to you.

Help me to know you more, help me to grow in you, help me to see what you're saying, speak to me through your word,

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