Is Trouble Knocking

Is Trouble Knocking "For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows." 2nd Corinthians 1:5 Are you worry free today, with nothing troubling you, or do you feel like the storms are closing in on you, and you don't know what to do? Do you know that God is not sitting in Heaven saying, "What kind of trial and troubles can I send down on my children today?" We all know that trials and troubles comes in all forms. They can be financial, health, relationships, jobs, or a multitude of other issues that are facing you today. God is not the one that is sending these issues in your life, but He is the only one that will make a way of escape from these issues for you. I currently have several friends who are facing some major trials. One family is dealing with their children, who are heavily into drugs. Another family is dealing with an alcoholic father. Another friend is having a difficult problem in his relationship with his wife. Another friend has lost his job and is having severe financial problems. Another friend has just been diagnosed with cancer. These are typical examples of the kind of issues many people are facing today. The answer to all of these issues rests in the fact that they all need to be turned over to God. God can make a way of escape to heal and remove all these issues. The Bible gives us many scriptures, such as the one above, that tells us that our comfort is to be found in Christ. We are not to cope with our troubles, but rather we are to turn them over to God. "Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you." 1st Peter 5:7 The Lord will comfort you, and provide a way out, but so often we want to handle these issues ourselves, and unfortunately we usually don't have the right answers, or make the right choices. If you have trouble knocking at your door today, don't answer it yourself, send Jesus to answer it for you. Robert W. Brock My Daily Devotional Volume Seven​ June 22