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<v Speaker 1>I will tell you this, not everything that happens in

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<v Speaker 1>the world is God's will. God hates the evil, and

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of evil's done in the world. And God

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<v Speaker 1>could easily take away evil, really, or simple take away

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<v Speaker 1>your freedom to do it, and mine too, because you've

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<v Speaker 1>done some evil things in life, and so have I.

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<v Speaker 1>And he could easily get rid of all suffering by

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<v Speaker 1>taking away your choice and my choice and turn us

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<v Speaker 1>all into puppets. But He wants us to voluntarily love,

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<v Speaker 1>so he puts up with the pain that evil cause

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<v Speaker 1>in order to give you the freedom of choice. And

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna go through life and a lot of things

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<v Speaker 1>in life. You're not gonna understand losses. You don't understand. Hurts,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't understand rejection, you don't understand. Problems you don't understand.

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<v Speaker 1>But here's the thing, you don't have to understand them

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<v Speaker 1>to be at peace. In fact, an explanation doesn't give

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<v Speaker 1>you peace anyway. When someone you love dies, if somebody

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<v Speaker 1>told you the explanation for it, it wouldn't make you

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<v Speaker 1>any happier. You still have the loss. Explanations don't comfort.

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<v Speaker 1>What you need is not peace, I mean not in

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<v Speaker 1>an explanation you need presence, the presence of God in

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<v Speaker 1>your life. And what you need is what the Bible

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<v Speaker 1>calls the peace that passes understanding. Look up here on

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<v Speaker 1>the screen. Philippians four to seven says this, the peace

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<v Speaker 1>of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts

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<v Speaker 1>and minds through Christ Jesus. Now, what is the peace

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<v Speaker 1>that passes understanding. It's when you feel at peace even

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<v Speaker 1>though you don't understand what's going on. You have no reason,

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<v Speaker 1>no explanation, no discernment. You just don't know why it's happening,

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<v Speaker 1>but you're still at peace. And that is a supernatural

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<v Speaker 1>peace that comes from God. Is that peace that passes

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<v Speaker 1>understanding because I don't know why this is happening, but

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<v Speaker 1>I do know this. I do know God is a

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<v Speaker 1>good God, and I do know that he loves me,

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<v Speaker 1>and I do know that he wants what's best for

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<v Speaker 1>my life, and I do know that I can trust

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<v Speaker 1>him even when I don't understand it. That's the peace

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<v Speaker 1>that passes understand and it comes from feeling the love

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<v Speaker 1>of God in your life.