08/27/2026
08/26/26
The Rhema Life Fellowship Church Midweek Worship and Word
“Adjusting To Adversity”
(1 Samuel 30:1-8) (James 1:2–4) (Romans 5:3–4)
Life has a way of putting us in situations we never planned for and forcing us to deal with circumstances we never expected. Sometimes the wind changes, the situation shifts, the people change, the door closes, or something we thought was secure suddenly falls apart.
Adversity has a way of interrupting our plans and challenging our faith. You may not be able to control what happens to you, but you can control how you respond to what happens to you. “Adversity may change your circumstances, but it does not have to change your confidence in God.”
Five Things That Can Happen When We Don't Adjust to Adversity Properly:
1. We Can Become BITTER Instead of Better. (Hebrews 12:15)
2. We Can Become BLAMERS Instead of Believing. (1 Samuel 30:6)
3. We Can Make BAD-DECISIONS under Pressure. (1 Samuel 27:1)
4. We Can Become DISCOURAGED and Lose Our Strength. (1 Kings 19:3–4)
5. We Can GIVE UP Before the Breakthrough. (Galatians 6:9)
Adjusting to Adversity in a Biblical Way: (1 Samuel 30:1-8)
I. FACE THE REALITY OF YOUR ADVERSITY (vs.1-3)
II. FEEL THE PAIN WITHOUT FORFEITING YOUR FAITH (vs.4-5)
III. FIND YOUR STRENGTH IN THE LORD (vs.6)
IV. FOLLOW GOD'S DIRECTION FOR YOUR NEXT MOVE (vs.7-8)
