--- title: "Finding God's Purpose in Trials | The Tree Church" url: https://thetree.church/blog/2025/07/25/finding-god-s-purpose-in-trials description: "Take 2-3 minutes to quiet yourself and ask God to speak to you today through your devotional time.  Reading: Romans 8:28–39Be sure to highlight or note anything that stands out to you while you read.  After reading the passage, take the next 5-10 minutes and spend time reflecting on what you read. You can write these things down in a journal or record them in your phone. Be attentive to both what ..." lang: en --- 721 N. Memorial Drive, Lancaster, OH 43130✦ Main Service: Sunday 9 & 11am✦ Movement Youth Sunday 5:30pm✦ Lancaster & Logan, Ohio✦ 721 N. Memorial Drive, Lancaster, OH 43130✦ Main Service: Sunday 9 & 11am✦ Movement Youth Sunday 5:30pm✦ Lancaster & Logan, Ohio✦ Blog (https://thetree.church/blog) Take 20: https://thetree.church/blog/category/take-20 # Finding God's Purpose in Trials July 25th, 2025 by Tree Church Everyday Image: Finding God's Purpose in Trials (https://base44.app/api/apps/6ac2bb755fa612c2228960ca/files/mp/public/6ac2bb755fa612c2228960ca/f5c3f8969_18228690_1024x1024_2500.jpg) Take 2-3 minutes to quiet yourself and ask God to speak to you today through your devotional time. Reading: **Romans 8:28–39** Be sure to highlight or note anything that stands out to you while you read. After reading the passage, take the next 5-10 minutes and spend time reflecting on what you read. You can write these things down in a journal or record them in your phone. Be attentive to both what you highlighted in the passage and what is going on in your life. ** God doesn’t waste your pain. He uses every hardship to shape you, anchor you, and remind you that nothing—not trials, not silence, not surrender—can separate you from His love. The story of your life includes suffering, but it will end in glory. Trust the Author.** Now, take 10 minutes to seek God in prayer… 1. Begin your time in prayer by taking 1-3 minutes to sit in silence (You can take longer if you sense the Spirit already beginning to speak to you). 2. Pray through the things you sensed God speaking to you through the Scriptures or pray the following prayer: **Thank God for the ways He has worked through your trials and reaffirm your trust in His plan.** 3. Close by taking 5 minutes to sit in silence, asking God if there is anything else He wants to speak to you today. **Take Action:** - Reflect on one past trial and write out how God used it for good. - Speak Romans 8:38–39 aloud as a declaration over your life. Posted in Take 20 (https://thetree.church/blog/category/take-20)Suffering (https://thetree.church/blog/tag/suffering)love (https://thetree.church/blog/tag/love)