THE INAUGURATIONIN·AU·GU·RATE | \ I-ˈNȯ-GYə-ˌRĀT, -Gə-ˌRĀT\

FOR OUR PRESENT TROUBLES ARE SMALL AND WON'T LAST VERY LONG. YET THEY PRODUCE FOR US A GLORY THAT VASTLY OUTWEIGHS THEM AND WILL LAST FOREVER! SO WE DON'T LOOK AT THE TROUBLES WE CAN SEE NOW; RATHER, WE FIX OUR GAZE ON THINGS THAT CANNOT BE SEEN. FOR THE THINGS WE SEE NOW WILL SOON BE GONE, BUT THE THINGS WE CANNOT SEE WILL LAST FOREVER. 2 CORINTHIANS 4:17-18 NLT

初め UNDERSTANDING THE MESSAGE How do you typically evaluate the size of the troubles you are facing right now? What kind of shift did Paul suggest in today's verses? What is the challenge of focusing on the things that you can't see right now? How can you strike a balance between an awareness of God's rewards for today's faithfulness and being present in the challenges of the moment? PrayerFATHER, THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS COMFORT AND HOPE THAT CAN CARRY ME THROUGH THE DIFFICULTIES OF TODAY. MAY I NEVER BECOME SO PREOCCUPIED WITH THE THINGS OF THE PRESENT MOMENT THAT I CAN'T SEE HOW YOU'VE PREPARED A PLACE FOR ME THAT WILL OVERSHADOW THE PAIN OF TODAY.AMEN. APPLYING THE MESSAGE You are right to take the troubles you face today…

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