MASTERING YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES BEFORE THEY MASTER YOU
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MASTERING YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES
BEFORE THEY MASTER YOU
(Lesson 1)
PURPOSE: TO TEACH YOUTH HOW TO DEAL WITH THE TRIALS THEY FACE.
OBJECTIVE: YOUTH SHOULD BE VIEWING THEIR TRIALS FROM A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE AND REACTING IN A BIBLICAL WAY.
PERSONAL NOTE (Could be used as part of introduction, especially in contexts of grief):
I didn't write these lessons from an ivory tower. I wrote them while caring for my dear 37-year-old wife as she fought cancer. We had been on the mission field for a year when doctors found the cancer, forcing us to return to the States and fight cancer for the next four years. At the time, our four boys were 9, 6, and 8-month-old twins. A few months after completing this series, the Lord took her home. In most situations like this, grieving hearts scream "Why?!" With such a need for missionaries, why would God call someone to drop everything and go, only to call him back after one year? And while many abusive parents live long, healthy lives, why would He take one who daily showered her children with love..