Suffering (7 days)
A simple plan based on the topic: Suffering. Each day, read the texts and apply one practical takeaway.
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- Day 1: Read slowlyRead the verses twice. Notice repeated words or themes.Focus verseMatthew 24:21
for then there will be great suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be.
Reflection questionAfter reading Matthew 24:21, what part of “Read slowly” do you need to reread in context today?
- Day 2: ObserveWhat does this passage show about God and people? Write 1 sentence.Focus verse2 Corinthians 1:6
But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation. If we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer.
Reflection questionAfter reading 2 Corinthians 1:6, what part of “Observe” do you need to reread in context today?
- Day 3: PrayTurn one line into a short prayer (30 seconds is enough).Focus verse2 Timothy 3:11
persecutions, and sufferings—those things that happened to me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I endured those persecutions. The Lord delivered me out of them all.
Reflection questionAfter reading 2 Timothy 3:11, what part of “Pray” do you need to reread in context today?
- Day 4: ApplyPick one concrete action for today that matches the passage.Focus verseJames 5:13
Is any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praises.
Reflection questionAfter reading James 5:13, what part of “Apply” do you need to reread in context today?
- Day 5: RememberChoose one phrase to memorize. Repeat it a few times.Focus verse1 Peter 5:1
Therefore I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed:
Reflection questionAfter reading 1 Peter 5:1, what part of “Remember” do you need to reread in context today?
- Day 6: DiscussIf possible, share one insight with a friend or in a note.Focus verseMatthew 11:12
From the days of John the Baptizer until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.
Reflection questionAfter reading Matthew 11:12, what part of “Discuss” do you need to reread in context today?
- Day 7: ReviewLook back over the week. What changed in your thinking or habits?Focus verseMark 5:26
and had suffered many things by many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better, but rather grew worse,
Reflection questionAfter reading Mark 5:26, what part of “Review” do you need to reread in context today?
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