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  TOO BIG FOR TROUBLES AND AFFLICTIONS
  by Thomas Brooks
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Summary: Faith enables us to persevere against all discouragements by
raising us to converse with soul-greatening objects, making us too big
for troubles and afflictions.

Topics: "Faith", "Perseverance"
Scripture References: 2 Corinthians 4:16

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Thomas Brooks emphasizes that faith empowers the soul to rise above
discouragements by focusing on the glorious realities of God and Christ.
He explains that while we may face light and momentary troubles, these
are insignificant compared to the eternal glory that awaits us. By
fixing our eyes on the unseen, we can cultivate a spirit that is too
great for afflictions to diminish. Brooks encourages believers to engage
with the treasures and pleasures found in Jesus, which renews the inner
self daily. Ultimately, faith transforms our perspective, making us
resilient against life's challenges.

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("The Glorious Day of the Saints Appearance")

One way by which faith enables the soul to persevere against

all discouragements, is by raising the soul to converse with

soul-greatening objects, such as God and Christ, and those

treasures, pleasures, and sweetnesses which are in the Lord

Jesus Christ.

"Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are

wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by

day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving

for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we

fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen.

For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is

eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

There is nothing which so enables the soul, and which so

divinely greatens the soul and makes it too large, too wide,

and too big for troubles and afflictions to discourage--

than faith's conversing with those high and glorious eternal

realities.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/thomas-brooks/too-big-for-troubles-and-afflictions/
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