Stewarding our Sufferings | Romans 5:1–11

<p><strong>Scripture: </strong><a href="https://ref.ly/Rom%205.1%E2%80%9311;esv?t=biblia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Romans 5:1–11</a></p><p><strong>+ We are called to Rejoice in our sufferings</strong></p><p><strong>+ We must see our suffering through the lens of the Gospel </strong></p><p> “You stand before God as if you were Christ, because Christ stood before God as if he were you—he in your stead, you in his stead. Substitution! that is the word! Christ the Substitute for sinners.” - Charles Spurgeon.</p><p><em>Peace with God</em></p><p><em>Standing in Grace</em></p><p><strong>+ We must reject false narratives and adjust our expectations </strong></p><p><a href="https://ref.ly/1%20Pet%204.12%E2%80%9313;niv?t=biblia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1 Peter 4:12–13 NIV</a></p><p><strong>+ We must trust that God is working something in us through our sufferings </strong></p><p><em>Endurance </em></p><p><em>Character </em></p><p><a href="https://ref.ly/James%201.2%E2%80%934;niv?t=biblia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">James 1:2–4 NIV</a></p><p><em>Hope </em></p><p><a href="https://ref.ly/Mark%204.16%E2%80%9317;niv?t=biblia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mark 4:16–17 NIV</a></p><p><strong>+ We must seek the felt experience of the love of God</strong></p>