Dealing with Trouble

  All of us are going to have to deal with trouble in our lives. Sometimes trouble just comes because we live on this earth, and other times we make it for ourselves. Even if you have lived a perfect life you would still face trouble in this life. Point and case would be the life of Jesus Christ. He lived a perfect life and never did anything wrong but still dealt with troubling things. He ended up being crucified upon a cross of Calvary (raising from the dead three days later).

  The fact of the matter is you will deal with trouble in this life and Christ even told the godly to be prepared for it.

II Timothy 3:12 – “Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.”

  So how do we deal with trouble and get out of it?

  First, it is important to live correctly according to the Word of God. Living the way we should in godliness will eliminate many troublesome things in our life that we just don’t need.

Proverbs 11:6 – “The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.”

  Secondly, be honest and truthful.

John 8:32 – “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

  When you do something that gets you into trouble and you are caught in the wrong, just be honest and truthful. The truth will set you free and enable you to live the rest of your life with that trouble being put behind you. If you lie about a situation, trying to get out of trouble, then you are just going to compile one trouble on top of another. Soon you will find yourself in a vicious cycle always trying to cover up your wrong with another lie while your trouble just gets bigger and bigger and never goes away. Sure you might delay the trouble you are in by lying, but it will always come back worse than before.

Proverbs 12:19 – “The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.”

  Third, you need to accept any consequences there may be to the trouble you are in. If the trouble you are in is due to your wrong doing just accept the consequences, pay your debt, and get on with your life.

  Fourth, learn all you can from every type of trouble you encounter. Learning from your difficulties will enable you to grow as a person, and enable you to deal with future trouble more readily.

Psalms 119:71 – “It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.”

  Lastly, seek help when you are in trouble. It does not matter if you are in trouble of your own making or if you just fell into it because of the circumstances of life. Seek help because dealing with trouble by yourself can wear you down to the point of giving up entirely on life.

Hebrews 4:16 – “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”