A righteous man may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all. — Psalm 34:19
When trouble comes, our misperceptions rush to the surface…. I’m trapped. God has forgotten about me. It will only get worse. God doesn’t like me any more. God is just punishing me for something I must have done wrong. God likes to see me squirm.
Then God gives us an opportunity to replace doubt with faith. This is Divine work — we cannot do it on our own. We can only bring our deepest fears to Jesus and see what He wants to do with them. We hand our fear to Jesus; He hands faith to us. We invite Him into the scariest places.
Then, when trouble has finished doing its work, God shows us how small the problem really was compared to His boundless solution.
So why does a righteous man have many troubles? Because every time we get to know Jesus a little more; His comfort sinks a little deeper into the core of who we are.
Be encouraged!
Dwight