There are blessings in crisis which we do not appreciate. This presentation enables us to know those blessings.

1. SMILING AT THE STORM

2. THE
VALUE
OF
CRISIS

3. Definitions:
A Crisis is defined
as “a time of
intense difficulty or
danger.”

4. Definitions:
Value, as a noun, is
defined as “the
importance, worth, or
usefulness of
something.”

5. Definitions:
Putting them together, the
value of crisis refers to
the worth or the
usefulness of times of
intense difficulties.

6. Is there any
worth in
crisis?

11. “2 Every branch in Me
that does not bear fruit
He takes away; and every
branch that bears fruit
He prunes, that it may
bear more fruit.”
John 15:2

12. The pruning
process is not a
pleasant situation,
but we need it for
fruit-bearing.

13. “The trials of life are God's
workmen, to remove the
impurities and roughness from
our character. Their hewing,
squaring, and chiseling, their
burnishing and polishing, is a
painful process; it is hard to be
pressed down to the grinding
wheel.”
Thoughts on the mount of
Blessing, 10.

14. “But the stone is brought forth
prepared to fill its place in the
heavenly temple. Upon no useless
material does the Master bestow
such careful, thorough work. Only
His precious stones are polished
after the similitude of a palace.”
Thoughts on the mount of
Blessing, 10.

15. CRISES ARE
BLESSINGS IN
DISGUISE.

16. A king had a male servant who, in all circumstances
always said to him; my king, do not be discouraged
because everything God does is perfect, no mistakes.
One day, they went hunting and a wild animal attacked
the king, the servant managed to kill the animal but
couldn’t prevent his majesty from losing a finger.
Furious and without showing gratitude, the king said;
if God was good, I would not have been attacked and
lost one finger, the servant replied, ‘despite all these
things, I can only tell you that God is good and
everything He does is perfect, He is never wrong.’

17. Outraged by the response, the king ordered the arrest
of his servant. While being taken to prison, he told the
king again, God is good and perfect. Another day, the
king left alone for another hunt and was captured by
savages who use human beings for sacrifice. “On the
altar, the savages found out that the king didn’t have
one finger in place, he was released because he was
considered not “complete” to be offered to the gods.

18. On his return to the palace, he ordered the release of
his servant and said; my friend, God was really good to
me. I was almost killed but for lack of a single finger. I
was let go. But I have a question; if God is so good,
why did He allow me to put you in prison? His servant
replied; my king, if I had not been put in prison, I
would have gone with you, and would have been
sacrificed, because I have no missing finger. Everything
God does is perfect, He is never wrong.”

19. On his return to the palace, he ordered the release of
his servant and said; my friend, God was really good to
me. I was almost killed but for lack of a single finger. I
was let go. But I have a question; if God is so good,
why did He allow me to put you in prison? His servant
replied; my king, if I had not been put in prison, I
would have gone with you, and would have been
sacrificed, because I have no missing finger. Everything
God does is perfect, He is never wrong.”

20. “28 And we know that all things
work together for good to those
who love God, to those who are
the called according to His
purpose.”
Rom. 8:28

21. Don’t let your crises
crush you, but let them
be springboards for
achieving greater heights
even the heavenly
Kingdom.

23. We enjoy the testimonies
of experienced people
because they have been
through countless crises
and have emerged
victorious

24. The saints in heaven are
people who have gone
through a great crisis.

25. ““…These are the ones who
come out of the great
tribulation, and washed their
robes and made them white
in the blood of the Lamb.”
Rev. 7:14