Preacher: Pastor Joe Ricchuiti | Series: Maintaining Your Spiritual Edge

(based in part on Selwyn Hughes, Everyday Light: Water for the Soul)

1.  In dealing with frustration and adversity, we must realize that:

-all the circumstances of our lives are useful for maturing us

-God give us the strength we need to deal with the frustrations of our lives (2 Corinthians 12:1-10)

-God can turn negatives into positives (Romans 8:28)

-we can share what we have learned with someone else in need.

2.  “Suffering produces something.  It is of value; it changes us.” (Philip Yancey)

3.  If we have a positive attitude, we draw people to ourselves and to God.  If we have a negative, complaining attitude we block God’s work and drive people away from us and God.

4.  Problems are an invitation to grow.