04/06/03 - "Dealing with Adversity" - by Dr Mike Doyle

Ps 61:1-2

Heb 6:1-2

• move beyond the fundamentals
• personal growth is expected by God

There is a difference between suffering and adversity. There are natural ways of dealing with adversity. How well do you deal with adversity?

Three kinds of people:

1. Quitters - abandons the climb
2. Campers - climbs to a point and dwells on the plateau
3. Climbers - know today's efforts yield tomorrow's harvest

Success as defined by John Maxwell:

1. Knowing your purpose
2. Growing to your maximum potential
3. Achieving your purpose in life

CO₂RE

• C - Control: less control you perceive the more likely you are to quit or camp.
• O₂
  1. Origin - of adversity. If you blame yourself too much - not good.
  2. Ownership - accountability; pushing accountability is not good.
• R - Reach: How far does the adversity reach into your life?
  • 1 Sam 15:1-24
  • Proverbs 29:25
• E - Endurance: How long will the adversity last? Howlong will the cause of adversity last?

LEAD

• L - listen to your own adversity response.
• E - explore all of the origins and your own ownership of the results.
• A - analyze the evidence.
• D - Do Something!

Ps 61

Where to we need to be leadto? Jesus is the higher rock. Jesus said to carry the cross and move up the mountain.