Proverbs 32:8 - I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.
How do you know you’re in training? John 16:33
§ When God puts things in place that you’d have never thought about yourself.
§ When God surprises you continuously
§ When you find yourself in the wilderness
§ When life is not going as you planned or find yourself in the dark
Why does God train us?
§ To do his work
§ For our good Romans 8:28
§ To be a comforter to others – 2 Corinthians 1:4 ESV
o “Who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”
§ To produce endurance, character, and hope – Romans 5:3-5
o “Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us”
§ To build up our spiritual muscle
§ To change us – transform us into His image