Mar 09 2025 33 mins
Suffering isn’t what God intended, but in His mercy, He meets us in our pain. When Jesus faced the weight of the cross, He turned to the Father in honest, lamenting prayer.
His example teaches us how to bring our deepest emotions before God—without fear, without hiding, and without losing faith.
🔥 In this message, Pastor Jimmy unpacks:
✅ Why Jesus lamented in Gethsemane and how it models prayer for us (Matthew 26)
✅ How to bring our struggles to God instead of suppressing them
✅ The difference between godly lament and irreverent anger
✅ Common barriers that keep us from honest, heartfelt prayer
✅ How suffering can deepen faith instead of breaking it (James 1:2-4, Romans 8:28)
📖 Key Scriptures:
➡️ Matthew 26:36-46 – "My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will."
➡️ Psalm 22 – "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
➡️ James 1:2-4 – "Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness."
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