Article No. 0262

What Do You Do
When Things Get Rough?

“In this you greatly rejoice,
though now for a little while, if need be,
you have been grieved by various trials,
that the genuineness of your faith, being much
more precious than gold that perishes, though
it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor,
and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ, whom
having not seen you love Though now you do
not see Him, yet believing you rejoice with joy
unspeakable and full of glory, receiving the
end of your faith-the salvation of your souls.”
1 Peter 1:6-9

God tells us in His Word that there will be many trials and tribulations in our lives, and if you have lived long enough you know this to be true. Sometimes there just doesn’t seem to be a solution to a problem or it may not seem to ever end. You may even be a Christian who prays your heart out to God, but He doesn’t seem to hear you or care what you’re going through. What do you do then?

That’s where the test of faith comes in! There are all kinds of formulas we may have heard about how to move the hand of God, yet God’s hand will move only when He is ready and usually when we have been tested. He is not a glorified butler but He is God Almighty who instead is training His children through trials to trust Him.

Hebrews 11:1 says, “Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen.” That is, Hope is the Desire to find the answer to the problem and Faith is Knowing the answer will be fulfilled.

Don’t become weary when you are going through a trial in life. Be patient and watch to see what God is doing in and through you. This is when the Spirit of Faith is operating:

“And since we have the
same spirit of faith, according to what is written,
I believed and therefore I spoke,
we also believe and therefore speak.”
2 Corinthians 4:13

Belief in God and what He WILL DO must always come first, so when you pray for the answer make certain you believe in your heart without doubting that God will come through because having Faith in HIM (and not in OUR faith!) will produce results.

God loves it when His children live by faith, fully trusting in Him and knowing the good He has for you is just around the corner. He wants you to live in great expectation. He is working behind the scenes putting people, things or situations in place for your good. Wait with patience and expect your answer to be His good and perfect will of you.

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