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| “In this world you will have trouble.” |
| —John 16:33b |
Trouble of one kind or another finds its way into virtually everyone’s life.
Maybe you’ve lost a loved one to a dreaded disease or accident. Perhaps in a failing economy you’ve lost your job or your home. Maybe your body has become assailed by illness.
Maybe your marriage has dissolved in spite of every effort you made to preserve it. Perhaps a longtime friendship has become breeched through no fault of your own.
Maybe one of your children has rushed down a wrong pathway and become entangled in a mess.
The list of possible troubles seems endless. The question we all face, no matter what the source of our trouble: “What can we do? How do we recover?” We need someone to show us the way out of our troubles.
Fortunately, God has not only provided a way, He has provided the perfect person to lead us.
Carefully read these words of Jesus, recorded by the Apostle John in John 16:33:
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
The ability to overcome the trials and troubles of life is found at the feet of Jesus. Not only is He our Savior, Lord, and King, He is our guide to becoming an overcomer.
How can He guide us? Because He has overcome every obstacle the world placed in His way, even the horrible death on a Roman cross.
No matter what trouble may have befallen you, this day you will find peace and the strength to overcome in the tender, loving embrace of Jesus. Let the Savior open up a pathway to healing and restoration for you today.
Yes, your life may have changed, the road of your life may have taken a turn you never expected. But that doesn't mean you are permanently derailed.
Allow Jesus to help you embrace your new circumstances. He will provide you with peace in the midst of your trouble, He will guide you to become an overcomer. Just place your faith and trust in Him.
