The only way out of a trial is what?

Through it.

There are no side exits.

God is faithful who will not allow you to be tempted

above that you're able, but will with the temptation

make a way of escape that you may be able to bear in him.

And the way of escape is always through him.

You know if it were up to us, we would never volunteer for hardship.

But like an athlete who grows stronger the harder he trains,

your faith gains endurance as it faces more and more testing.

John MacArthur is helping you understand that principle in his current study on Grace

to You called benefiting from life's trials.

Now so far, John has shown you the reason for trials to test your faith.

He's also explained the important role a joyous attitude plays in persevering through trials.

In today's lesson, John considers another key to handling testing.

How you think about the troubles you face.

With that lesson now, here's John.

How can we persevere through trials?

Even as true Christians, how can we gain the most out of our trials?

How can we be victorious in our trials?

What we're going to look at, five key means to persevering through trials.

First of all, we begin with a joyous attitude.

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