“The righteous person faces many troubles, but the Lord comes to the rescue each time. For the Lord protects the bones of the righteous; not one of them is broken! Calamity will surely overtake the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be punished. But the Lord will redeem those who serve him. No one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.” (Psalm 34:19-22 NLT)
Notice the verses do not say, "I thought the Lord would maybe keep us from problems popping up. I thought that if maybe I try to read my Bible every day and try to pray and try to obey His will, I would never have any trouble." Instead, it says that we will face trouble. Why do we have trouble in our lives? Why do problems pop up when we do not expect them, and at the worst possible time?
Sometimes we have some trouble simply because we are human. It is just a part of human life. We get older, and our bodies begin to run down. Not every sickness, every accident or every problem we face comes because God is angry at us or is disciplining us. They may just be a part of life.
We also have trouble because Satan is against us. Satan would love to destroy us and our families. This would take our focus off of God’s will. Or, trouble may come because we have done something that is not in God’s plan for us. We need to remain thankful in all situations that God loves us enough to bring us back to His will when we have disobeyed Him. Remember there is nothing that can separate us from God’s love.
In the end, letting us experience problems is one way God uses to help us mature. We don't really grow until we've been through the furnace, through the storm or through the battle. God wants to raise mature sons and daughters, and that's why we sometimes have problems pop up.
Psalm 34:19 says, “The righteous person faces many troubles, but the Lord comes to the rescue each time." God is able to do anything and stop any problem or any trouble before it starts. But God sometimes does not keep problems from happening. He will show His power and glory by providing the answer for us. Sometimes God changes the circumstances, and sometimes God changes us. The real secret of God’s power and glory is not in the circumstances, but in the faith that is within us. Expect problems to pop up, but trust God for the answer.
Perhaps God's greatest use of problems and trouble is as a tool for helping us grow into mature Christians. The good news is that we can fully trust Him to for rescue from our trouble. The next time we face a problem that seems too big to handle, remember that God is bigger than any trouble or problem we can have. Trust God for answers in the times of trouble.
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