Clearly it is impossible to live in this world without ever facing uncertainty, doubt, confusion and even honest fear. Scripture does not dismiss these concerns. Instead, the Word is truthful about the adversity that we all face. The right response to these hardships is to admit our fears to the Lord and trust that He will work the situation out for His own glory and our good. Psalm 56:11. Too many times we try to excuse God from responsibility when we come up against apparently immovable obstacles. What we often fail to realize is that God may desire to use those hardships to shape us into the persons He wants us to be. Adversity is an opportunity for God to purify our faith. Because God alone is Sovereign in the universe, He desires to be Sovereign in our individual lives as well. If we place our faith in God, He is swift to remove those obstructions that hinder with our walk with Him. When we go through adversities let us pray for the discernment to find out if God is allowing these hardships to occur in our lives in order to bring us closer to Him. If so let us trust Him to reorder our lives so He may remain Lord of our faith. Are you heavy hearted? Tell it to Jesus! Our burdens may be too heavy for us to carry. Remember Jesus has told us we can cast them on Him. What is stopping us?

Psalm 56:3-4; Matthew 14:12