Trouble

 How do we cope?

 We can in this life
have times of trouble.
But the question is
how do we handle it?

Troubles in life can come
in many ways and in many
different forms. 

We can have troubles 
in our lives when we 
least expect them. 
We can have troubles 
also that are expected.

There can be troubling 
situations within our 
family life, whether 
it be our closest relatives 
or distant. 

Also we can have troubles
in our professional lives
in many different ways, 
whether it be trouble with
our colleagues or with
our employers.

One thing that we can be
certain of is that
in this life we will have
many troubles.

The Bible does not
promise us that we will
not have any troubles. 
So God himself does 
not say that we will 
go through life without 
experiencing any troubles
whatsoever. 

Jesus himself was accustomed 
to troubles within his 
earthly life and within 
his ministry, so 
how can we expect 
to experience any different? 

This is truth, especially 
if we desire and intend to 
follow him, to be like 
him and to live for him. 

One thing that the bible 
does promise is help 
in and through the 
troubling times and 
situations. 

Psalm 34 speaks 
'A righteous man may have 
many troubles, but the 
Lord delivers him from them all;'
This shows that in those 
troubles God is always there.

The answer through them may 
not always be obvious or 
easy, nor may the trouble 
go immediately once we turn
to God with it. 

But however long it takes
we know that God will help and 
deliver us from those troubles, 
yet it is always in his time. 
This means it may seem 
far too long for us. 

But he helps us through 
and delivers us from them
in his way, which we may not
at the time realise is 
the best possible way and 
outcome. 

So when troubling times and 
situations come, let us 
not give in to despair, 
but realise that he is 
there with us to help 
and give strength through them.

Comments

  1. Unknown22 May 2017 at 04:55

    Very encouraging words of wisdom. We must always put our trust in God and he will deliver us from all our problems amen.

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