{"id":1151,"date":"2026-03-31T19:53:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T21:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietnameselivingfaith.com\/?page_id=1151"},"modified":"2026-04-03T11:34:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:34:05","slug":"dealing-with-doubt-and-trials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vietnameselivingfaith.com\/index.php\/dealing-with-doubt-and-trials\/","title":{"rendered":"Dealing with Doubt and Trials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lesson 18: Dealing with Doubt and Trials<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Scriptures:<\/strong> James 1:2-4, Romans 8:28<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Teaching Points:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Through the Struggle<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scripture:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>\u201cConsider it pure joy\u2026 whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.\u201d<\/em> \u2014 Bible (James 1:2\u20133)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trials are not a detour from the Christian life\u2014they are part of the journey. Following God doesn\u2019t mean avoiding hardship; it means walking with Him through it. Even in difficulty, He is present and at work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>God uses challenges to grow your faith. Just as muscles are strengthened through resistance, your trust in Him deepens when it\u2019s tested. What feels like pressure is often God shaping you into someone stronger, more dependent on Him.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Even doubt, when handled honestly, can lead you deeper into truth. Bringing your questions to God instead of running from Him opens the door for greater understanding and a more genuine faith.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You don\u2019t have to fear trials or questions. In God\u2019s hands, both can become tools for growth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reflection:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How can you invite God into your current struggles or questions instead of pulling away?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prayer:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lord, help me to trust You in every trial. Use my struggles to grow my faith, and guide me through my doubts into deeper truth. Amen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What trials are you currently facing?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How can God use them for good?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Practical Application:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pray for strength and trust during challenges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Write how God has been faithful in the past<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=b4kG7qdSgyk\" title=\"Struggles (Motivational Video) \">Struggles (Motivational Video) <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lesson 18: Dealing with Doubt and Trials Key Scriptures: James 1:2-4, Romans 8:28 Teaching Points: Discussion Questions: Practical Application: Struggles (Motivational Video)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1151","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnameselivingfaith.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnameselivingfaith.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnameselivingfaith.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnameselivingfaith.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnameselivingfaith.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1151"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/vietnameselivingfaith.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1158,"href":"https:\/\/vietnameselivingfaith.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1151\/revisions\/1158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnameselivingfaith.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}