God's Will

God does not want His children to go through suffering, but because of the broken world in which we live, we will likely all experience suffering of some kind at one point or another. What is important is how we respond to God's will for our lives, even when it involves potential suffering. Pastor Jeff Maness teaches us to look to Jesus' suffering in the Garden of Gethsemane in Matthew 26:36-46 for our ultimate example. Even in the midst of such anguish that He sweat blood, Jesus accepted God's will for His life, because He knew that God knows what's best at all times, and that God would strengthen Him for what lies ahead. We can have this same confidence in God, our Father, and know that our response to potential suffering is more important than our protection from it.

Watch as Pastor Jeff explains how best to pass through suffering by seeking God, submitting to God, and by receiving strength from God.