1. Heb 1:10  And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: 11 They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; 12  And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

2. 1 Sam 9:19 And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer: go up before me unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thine heart.

3. Heb 4:12  For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

4. When God “abandons” you…

5. THE STRUGGLE IS REAL # 1:  Obedience to God and a deep love for his Word may be the very thing that prompts the trials in your life.  

6. THE STRUGGLE IS REAL # 2: Suffering for Christ is a privilege you ONLY get to participate in during THIS life.

7. THE STRUGGLE IS REAL #3: As a principle: to be used greatly of God is to suffer greatly. 

8. THE STRUGGLE IS REAL #4: The only CURE for perpetual pain is PATIENCE in SUFFERING and DEPENDENCE on God. 

9. Three Truths concerning God’s “abandonment” of you…

10. Truth # 1: You abandoned God.

11. Truth # 2: You abandoned God’s work.

12. Precious Things…
1. WORD OF GOD 1Sa 3:1  And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.  
2. SALVATION Psa 49:8  (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
3. SANCTIFICATION Psa 116:15  Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.  
4. SUFFERING  1Pe 1:7  That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: 
5. FAITH IN CHRIST :2Pe 1:1  Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
6. JESUS CHRIST:  Isa 28:16  Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
7. THE BLOOD OF CHRIST: 1Pe 1:19  But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

13. Vile Things…
1. IDOLATERS:  Nah 1:14  And the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.
2. EVIL SEXUAL DESIRE:  Rom 1:26  For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
3. THE FLESH:  Php 3:21  Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

14. 3 practical things.. 1. DISCIPLESHIP IN OTHERS…
2. SANCTIFICATION IN SELF…
3. ABANDON YOUR MISTRUST OF GOD… 

15. Truth # 3: God IS WITH YOU as you CONTINUE in the work despite the trials.