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    The Shoes of the Jews: Enduring Trials
    The Shoes of the Jews: Enduring Trials
    The Shoes of the Jews: Enduring Trials
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    The Shoes of the Jews: Enduring Trials

    By Garry Glaub

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    All Christians endure trials, with God as the Potter, molding, stretching and shaping the clay. Without stretching, we have no strength. To a person who never has experienced pain, a pinprick seems deadly. Experience gives us compassion for others enduring similar issues. "Shoes of the Jews" includes seven, sequential Bible studies designed to develop a deeper understanding of the meaning of trials as well as how to endure with contentment. God uses trials to complete His work in us. "Shoes of the Jews" is perfect for home-group studies or for individuals. Each chapter culminates with five discussion questions to increase self-awareness, with the greatest goal in mind, a closer relationship with God!

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    PublisherGarry Glaub
    Release dateNov 23, 2015
    ISBN9781311204363
    The Shoes of the Jews: Enduring Trials
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    Garry Glaub

    Garry Glaub is a lifelong outdoorsman and sports coach, gifted at simplifying complexities. Since giving his life to the Lord, he has applied that gift of teaching to the Bible, the most complex document ever written. From the Sierras to the Holy Land, he has served as a mentor and guide on spiritual retreats and excursions, inspiring others to find their special gifts through a closer walk with Jesus.

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      The Shoes of the Jews - Garry Glaub

      Copyright © 2014 by Garry Glaub

      The Shoes of the Jews:

      Enduring Trials

      by Garry Glaub

      Published by Garry Glaub at Smashwords

      All rights reserved solely by the author. The author guarantees all contents are original and do not infringe upon the legal rights of any other person or work. No part of this work may be reproduced in any form without the permission of the author. The views expressed in this book are not necessarily those of the publisher.

      Unless otherwise indicated, Bible quotations are taken from the New King James Version of the Bible. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission.

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Cover Photo taken by Garry Glaub in Glamis, California, at the Imperial Sand Dunes.  Back cover taken by Garry Glaub in Glamis, California, in the Imperial Sand Dunes.

      Please enjoy other books written by Garry Glaub:

      Here Am I! Send Me. (A Commentary on Isaiah 1-23)

      To God Be the Glory Daily Devotional

      Throughout Your Generations, a Christian Seder

      Strength & Beauty, the Book of Ruth

      40 Days Through the Gospels

      Table of Contents:

      Preface

      Chapter 1: Trials, Temptations &Tribulation

      Chapter 2: The Shoes of the Jews

      Chapter 3: David’s Discernment

      Chapter 4: Job’s Journey

      Chapter 5: Paul’s Prudence

      Chapter 6: Wasting in Worry

      Chapter 7: Fundamental Faith

      Acknowledgements

      Dedication:

      ⁶ In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, ⁷ that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ, ⁸ whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, ⁹ receiving the end of your faith—the salvation of your souls.

      1 Peter 1:6-9 (NKJV)

      How awful it would be to walk this world alone. Those of us who now walk with the LORD remember what it was like before our lives changed. There are atheists who seem to have all they could ever ask for, but happiness still eludes them. As death approaches for all of us, no amount of money can stave off death.  How sad it would be if the fleeting moments of pleasure we find on this earth were everything.  Instead, we know that trials will come, but we have a future and a hope. This book is dedicated to the One who gives that future, for my hope is in Him!

      Preface:

      Life has more ups and downs than a day at Disneyland, but though all of us should be accustomed to those changes, we seem to forget that at the end of each valley is another mountain.  Even when we know that the mountaintop experience is just a little more of a climb, we tend to complain with each step of difficulty. As Christians, most of us can look back at our past to find that moment of brokenness when we finally stopped looking for a solution other than the obvious one of Jesus Christ. Though brokenness brought us to Him, we still hesitate to welcome more brokenness in our lives.  Sadly, we also tend to doubt God when faced with hardship, though He has promised to never leave us or forsake us.  Instead of remembering God’s saving grace and merciful hand of support in all aspects of our lives, we often can wallow in self-pity with an attitude of what are You going to do for me now, God?

      It is a difficult decision when beginning a book about enduring trials. For when we pray that the LORD teach us valuable lessons about any aspect of life, He is more than likely to comply, being that He did promise us that the Holy Spirit will teach us all things! If we pray for patience, we soon find ourselves in situations that

      call for us to exhibit that patience.  Similarly, if we want to learn how to endure trials, we certainly will find a bumpy rode ahead in life’s journey. One of the greatest admonitions of prayer is to be careful what we ask for. Though we can hesitate to ask for trials, the most important part of that trial is the outcome.  God’s desire is to draw us closer to Him.  Consequently, that end result of closeness with Him is worth any cost.

      God uses trials in our lives in a variety of ways, and often, accomplishes many parts of His plan simultaneously. While that increased closeness with Him in our personal relationships often can be the most important aspect of a trial, we also can gain much-needed compassion along the way, as well.  Compassion has been described as feeling someone else’s pain. This is much easier from memory than it is from imagination.  For example, it is very difficult for a man to envision the pain of a woman in labor, but a woman who has given birth to children easily can remember what that was like!  In a similar manner, God often places us in situations where we can exhibit our compassion.  Notice how many former drug addicts become involved in substance-abuse ministries. That must be one of the reasons that God chose to send His Son to redeem us.  Jesus took the form of a man, and while on this earth, felt every pain, every temptation and every challenge that each of us feel. We cannot make excuses to God of You don’t know what it’s like!  Being omniscient, He does know what it is like, and Jesus demonstrated that He could endure it all without sinning.  Sadly, we cannot last a day without sinning!

      One of the greatest aspects of enduring a trial is to remember how often we fail. That failure can involve falling away from God, but as Christians, we always can see that God will use our greatest failures and worst decisions for our good and for His glory. This demonstrates Romans 8:28 in a close and personal way. When we look back on our own failures, it is much easier to show compassion as well as grace when we are confronted by companions on the same journey, who also have failed.

      Contentment in all things seems to be a very important goal.  Paul was a great example of a man whose contentment had nothing to do with earthly prosperity or physical well-being. A Christian who exhibits joy in the midst of great difficulty is a proverbial megaphone to a deaf world.  Sometimes, that joy can help convince an unbeliever that Jesus is the answer.

      So let us begin this journey on enduring trials.  In the midst, develop a sensitivity to others who are sharing the same road.  But most importantly, realize that our goal is a closer walk with Jesus!

      If you have questions or comments, feel free to email me at:

      gg4jesus@gmail.com or visit my website at: www.garryglaub.com

      Chapter 1,

      Trials, Temptations & Tribulation

      Before studying what the Bible has to say about enduring trials, we need to understand what a trial really is.  Most Christians have heard the words test, trial, temptation and tribulation bandied about, but few grasp the sometimes-subtle nuances that separate these words and corresponding circumstances from each other. Likely the first step in enduring a trial is being able to identify that trial!  Let’s begin with a study of the usage of the word trial in the Bible.  Interestingly, the word for trial and temptation is the same Hebrew word, masah,

      In the New Testament, trial and temptation also share the same Greek word, peirasmos. πειρασμός .

      Though the words are the same, they are used in different contexts. Think of the word ‘appealing’ in English.  One usage of ‘appealing’ may apply to a man who has been convicted in a trial and would like another trial, while a different usage of ‘appealing’ may apply that same man’s description of a woman he is interested in. Though both use the same word, it is simple for us to understand and identify which is occurring in a sentence. With ‘trial’ and ‘temptation,’ if the Greek and Hebrew words are the same in both cases, there should be stark similarities. While every temptation is a trial of our faith, it appears that every trial is a temptation for us to give in to sin. The differences between trial and temptation are numerous. While trials come from God, temptations always come from the flesh, though we can group Satan and his demons into that group of tempters.  Satan has been around a long time, and has instructed his demons to tempt everyone. Through temptation, Satan appeals to our sin nature, desiring for us to choose momentary pleasure over God’s moral

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