Handling Trials

Handling Trials "With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies." Psalm 108:13 The Bible tells us that we will have trials and troubles during our life, even though we are Christians. But the question is how do we handle these trials and troubles when they come? One way is to simply try to get rid of the trial, and be thankful when it is over. The other is to recognize the trial as a challenge from God, which will lead to a larger blessing when it is over. When we face trials, we pray and ask God to remove it, and many times He answers our prayers and the trials go away. I believe we should always pray and ask God to remove our trials, as we should pray about all things. However, if the trials remain, after we have prayed, we should accept them as part of God's will for us. We should accept them, and ask God to let us learn from them, as I don't believe that God will permit any trial to come upon us, unless He has a specific plan in which something good will come from it. We don't see God's big picture, but only see a small part of His overall design and plan for our life, so we need to accept the trials as part of His specific plan for our life. Our trials could be God's way of telling us that the path we were on, was not the right one, and is putting a roadblock in our way. He may be closing a door, because He is opening another door, which will be better for us in the long run. We see over and over in the Bible where people of God suffered and were tested, but throughout these times, they kept their faith and trust in God, and in all situations the outcomes were good as God's perfect will was fulfilled. When God tests you, test Him, by claiming His promise that "give thanks in all circumstance, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." My Daily Devotional Volume Six January 13 Robert William Brock, Jr.