Dealing With Problems

O Righteous Judge, there is nothing I can accuse You of because You are pure, holy, and just. You have done nothing wrong. You are exceedingly patient with me, have always tried to lovingly guide me and have forgiven my sins so I could reestablish our relationship. Many times, You’ve instructed me how to run … Read more

Most Compassionate Lord, whenever I think about going through “tough times” I always think of Job. His words echo the dark, desperate times he was going through. You can hear his pain when he says, “Relent, do not be unjust; reconsider my life and what I’m going through. Am I to be a slave to … Read more

Most Understanding Lord, sometimes my load seems heavier than I can carry. When this happens, I tend to feel hopeless. But I must not give up because giving up means giving in. Instead, I should turn to You and seek Your help. No matter how bad my circumstances may become I must never forget that … Read more

Most Understanding Lord, throughout time people have experienced affliction and felt the ravages of hopelessness. Their chances for happiness and fulfillment are bleak and elusive. In times of distress, they feel alone and far from You. Their life is besieged with bitterness and failure. They are engulfed in darkness and the walls of their life … Read more

My Glorious King, often I see adversity and trials as something to resign myself to or patiently endure. And when my time of waiting goes beyond what I think is reasonable, I complain to You and decide to live in misery. Rarely do I stop to reflect on who I am in You. I seem … Read more

O Mighty King, my success comes from those instances when I am willing to go along with Your plan for my life … not when I follow my own desires. Overcoming issues and problems comes when I trust You rather than earthly power, money, or mental capacity. Anything that I do Your way will always … Read more

Most High God, trees snap like toothpicks, rooftops fly off into the sky and mountains of water crash in and engulf the land. A hurricane comes ashore and only the strongest of objects can withstand its fury. For my life, like a building in a hurricane, the foundation upon which it is built is critical. … Read more

Most Understanding Lord, sometimes I become dissatisfied and complain bitterly about what I am having to go through. But through my hard times I am coming to realize that a Christian life is not trouble free. Despite knowing this, I still go through struggles and complain to You about the things I am having to … Read more

All Knowing God, why does Your Word say that by the death of Your Son I have been set free from sin, but my life does not seem to reflect that freedom? I find myself committing the same sins over and over and I feel like the Devil is playing with me like a cat … Read more