I. Passionate Prayer to God v. 1:5-8

• With urgency

• With , faith and no doubt

II. Proper Perspective of life v. 1:9-11

• The lowly brother

• The rich 

• The brevity of life

III. Precise ____________________ of God v. 1:13-18

• God does not tempt us to ________

• ____________________

• ____________________

• ____________________

• ____________________
• God is the _________ of every good and perfect gift.

• He provides ________________ v. 5

• He gives __________________ v. 5

• He is _____________________ v. 17

• He gives new ______________ v. 18

• He ______________________ v. 18

• God is _______________________

Next Steps:

• Trials and suffering are designed to __________ us to the _____________ of the cross.

• Trials and suffering are designed to ___________ us in God’s ____________ – which is totally _____________________.

• Trials and suffering are designed to ____________ us in our “______ ____________” responsibilities.

• Trials and suffering are designed to ____________ us that ___________ is our ultimate ___________.