We all face troubles in life (disappoints, setbacks, impossible situations, things we dread). If you are not in a trial right now, I'm happy for you, I really am. Enjoy it while you can! Ultimately, all of us are either in the idle a trial, coming out of a trial, or headed into one. I want to offer a perspective on trouble: God has designed these challenges with you in mind. One pastor called these trials, "great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations." Someone else's impossible situation (we can learn from today) is recorded in John 6.
You are going to go through storms in your life (6:18). We must trust that Jesus is in control of the universe and in control of our own lives. No problem in our lives is outside His control or too big for Him to handle (6:11). He might not resolve it as we wish, but we are called upon to trust him to give us wisdom and strength and we must not be afraid (6:20). Along the way, He will give us our own basket full of fish to build our faith and reassure us that He is with us.
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