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  document.writeln("<span class=\"body\"><b><span class=\"headings2\"><span class=\"actsititle\">Seeds of Opportunity</span></span></b><br>");
  document.writeln("<span class=\"actsilinks\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"window.print()\">Print this page</a></span>");document.writeln("<br><div id='actsartcl1'>");document.writeln("<p><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,Helvetica\" size=\"3\"><i>Consider it pure joy,  my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the  testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work  so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.<sup>1</sup><br></i>");
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document.writeln("   One of the most asked  questions from <em>Daily Encounter</em> readers has to do with suffering and why God allows it. One reader  asked, \'€œWhy doesn\'t Jesus return to end all the evil that is in the world?\'€� Others ask, \"Why does God allow me and  my family to go through so many problems?\"&nbsp;<br>");
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document.writeln("   I suppose all of us have asked the same question at one time or another. I  certainly have and my answer is, I don\'t know. The fact is that every generation has gone through suffering of one kind or  another and only God knows when Jesus will return to end it all. The point is  that we need to realize that evil happens because we live in a broken world, and the results affect us all. The other thing  is that God wants us to use our pain to draw us closer to Him and help us to  grow and become healthier and more mature individuals. We also know that God wants  everyone in the world to be given the opportunity to hear the gospel before  Jesus comes again. <br><br>");
document.writeln("   Also, as our dear friend Dick Innes said, \"No matter how disappointed you are feeling or how much you are  hurting, know that every heartache and loss has within it the seeds of  opportunity. Hidden within each disappointment is a pearl of great price that,  when found, will totally dwarf your problem. The greatest success stories are  written by people who, against seemingly overwhelming and often insurmountable  odds, have accepted their trials and turned them into opportunities for  personal growth and stepping stones on their pathway to success. With God\'s  help you can do the same. Trust him and choose friends who will empower you to  do so.\"<sup>2</sup>&nbsp; <br>");
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document.writeln("   Suggested prayer: Dear God, please help me to use every trial and problem  that comes into my life to draw me closer to You and to help me grow towards  becoming the person You want me to be. Also, please help me to be an effective  witness for You and be a light that brings others to You. In the name of Jesus I pray, amen.<br>");
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document.writeln("   1. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James%201:2-4;&amp;version=31;\">James  1:2-4</a> (<em>NIV</em>).<br>");
document.writeln("   2. From <em>How to Mend a Broken Heart,</em> by Dick Innes.&nbsp;</font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Today\'s Encounter was written by: Crystal B.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>");
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