Our Constant Help During Troubled Times

God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake their surging. There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts. The Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. – Psalm 46:4-7

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” – Hebrews 13:5

I am the Lord, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not acknowledged me, so that from the rising of the sun to the place of its settings men may know there is none besides me. I am the Lord, and there is no other. I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the Lord, do all these things. – Isaiah 45:5-7

Life can be pretty complicated. We often find ourselves in some very creative messes. I thank God for His mercy and His grace upon my life. Only He can testify about some of the trouble that I've brought upon myself! If not for Him, I have no idea where I’d be. God is indeed our refuge in times of trouble. When life suddenly seems hazy and we cannot see our way clearly, His Word becomes the light that guides us through. When tough times come, we are tempted to get overwhelmed, scared and disappointed with life. If the trouble we are in is self-inflicted, we are tempted to be burdened with some amount of guilt. Dangerously enough, this is the time we may be tempted to stop praying at the time we need to keep our connection with God tight. The Bible reminds us however, that there is no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus so regardless of our source of troubles; God has set us free through the Blood of His Precious Son, Jesus Christ. The enemy will have us believe that we are doomed and will never get out of the situation we are in but we must know that the Devil is a liar.

There are simple things we ought to remember when we are going through struggles:

1) Whatever we are dealing with is only temporary – remember that “this too shall pass”. – Psalm 18:2
2) Keep your head up – if God be for you, who dare be against you? - Romans 8:31
3) Repent of any sin you may be involved with; cleanse your mind and your heart with the Word of God. Prove your repentance by what you do – change. – Acts 19:19
4) Regardless of where you’ve been and what you have done, God has washed your sins away with the Blood of His Precious Son, Jesus Christ. Remember, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature. – 2 Corinthians 5:17
5) Keep God’s promises in your heart at all times; these promises bring such great comfort. – Psalm 73:25-26
6) Know that God’s Word will never return void; He will do all that He has said He will do. – Isaiah 55:11
7) Pray, Pray and Pray. Little Prayer; Little Power; More Prayer; More Power.