Life Principle 18

As children of a sovereign God, we are never victims of our circumstances. Hos. 3:4, 5

What the Bible Says About

God’s Desire to Communicate with Us (Ps. 139:1–24)

The Origin, Work, and Destiny of Satan (Ezek. 28:12–19)

Answers to Life’s Questions

Does God bring us adversity? (Gen. 39:20)

How can I find courage in the face of stiff challenges? (1 Sam. 17:12–54)

What role does faith play in doing great things for God? (1 Sam. 17:23–37)

How can I find the strength to endure when I face spiritual opposition? (Ezra 4)

How can I endure in my faith during hard times? (Zeph. 3:17)

Life Examples

Sarah: Laughing All the Way to the Crib (Gen. 18:9–15)

Cyrus: An Instrument of God (Ezra 1:1–4)

Job’s Friends: Adamant, but Wrong (Job 42:7–9)

Jonah: No Fleeing the God of Everywhere (Jon. 1:1–3)

Rhoda: Joy in Prayer (Acts 12:12–17)

Life Lessons

• Gen. 4:16

• Gen. 12:10

• Gen. 16:9

• Gen. 32:31

• Gen. 39:21

• Gen. 41:46

• Gen. 50:20

• Num. 11:14

• Num. 13:28

• Num. 14:18

• Num. 20:21

• Deut. 1:27

• Ruth 1:21

• 1 Sam. 1:10

• 1 Sam. 1:18

• 1 Sam. 30:1, 2

• 1 Sam. 31:9

• 2 Chr. 13:18

• Ezra 6:12

• Job 4:7

• Job 20:4, 5

• Job 29:2

• Ps. 31:15

• Ps. 42:11

• Luke 13:3

• Acts 2:23

• Rom. 8:28

• Rom. 11:33

• Phil. 1:12

• 1 Pet. 1:3