2. God Has Said “No”
to Those He Loved
• Deuteronomy 3:26 Moses was not
allowed to enter Canaan
• 1 Samuel 12:15-23 David’s child died
• 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 Paul’s thorn in the
flesh was not removed
• Matthew 26:39 Jesus had to suffer
• Yet, he was heard - Hebrews 5:7-9
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3. Allow God to Reveal
Your Heart
• Deuteronomy 8:2
• We may be deceiving ourselves
• James 1:22, 26
• 1 John 1:8
• Luke 15:17a “But when he came to
himself...” 3
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4. Allow God to
Strip Away
Your Pride
• Deuteronomy 8:2-3 “Humble” used twice
• Galatians 5:24-26
• 1 Chronicles 21:17, 18, 26-27
• 1 Corinthians 3:6-7
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• 2 Corinthians 12:7 5
5. Allow God to Teach
You
• Deuteronomy 8:3
• 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
• James 1:2-4
• 2 Corinthians 12:8-10
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6. Allow God to Show
You Another Door
• Acts 16:6 Forbidden to go to Asia
• Acts 16:7 Not permitted to go to Bithynia
• Acts 16:8-10 God called them to
Macedonia 6
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7. Know God Will Work
Everything Out for
Good
• Romans 8:28
• Romans 8:31-39 We are assured of our
ultimate good
• Philippians 1:19-21 7
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