<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>TEXT: 2 KINGS 4:1-7</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>TITLE: “IT IS WELL…”</strong></p>
INTRODUCTION

A. Most of us would do almost anything for our children/family
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">1. In 1982, Tony Cavallo’s mom lifted a 1964 Chevrolet Impala</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">2. In 2006, Lydia Angiyou saved several children by fighting a polar bear until a local hunter shot it</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">3. In 2013, teenage sisters Hanna (age 16) &amp; Haylee (age 14) lifted a tractor to save their father pinned underneath</p>
B. Periodically, we have challenges with our children/families:
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">1. That we cannot fix</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">2. That is beyond our realm of expertise and resource</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">3. That raises more questions than answers</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">4. That have the potential to overwhelm us</p>
C. I am stronger than I think I am

HOW CAN I SAY, “IT IS WELL?” [ BEFORE MY CHALLENGE ]

A. Hospitality

B. Humility

C. Hope

HOW CAN I SAY, “IT IS WELL?” [ DURING MY CHALLENGE ]

A. Where I Go Is What I Get
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">1. She went to the man of God (Presence of God)</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">2. Where do I go when I have challenges?</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">3. “Where I go is what I get…”</p>
B. What I Have Is All I Need
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">1. The Man of God asked, “What do you have…?”</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">2. She replied, “I do not have anything, except… a small jar of oil”</p>
<p style="padding-left: 60px;">a. Problem #1: She highlighted what she did not have</p>
<p style="padding-left: 60px;">b. Problem #2: She diminished what she did have</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">3. Focus on what you do have….</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">4. No matter how insignificant; how ordinary; how simple</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">5. “What I have is all I need…”</p>
C. What I Put In Determines What I Get Out
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">1. Man of God, “Go and asked your neighbors for many empty jars”</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">2. The oil kept pouring until the last jar was filled</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">3. “What I put in determines what I get out…”</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK: THAT I WILL SAY, ”IT IS WELL.” DURING MY CHALLENGES</p>