Hope in Trials

Laura Ingle
Key scripture – “I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.” (Isaiah 45:3).

When God takes you to a new depth of experience be alert to new truths and new perspectives. During these times God often leads us to amazing new discoveries. It can be a storehouse of unexpected riches for the soul.

Bible teacher F. B. Meyer once observed, “Whenever you get into a prison of circumstances, be on watch. Prisons are rare places for seeing things. It was in prison that Bunyan saw his wondrous allegory and Paul met The Lord and John looked through heaven’s open door and Joseph saw God’s mercy. God has no chance to show His mercy to some of us except when we are in some distressing sorrow. The night is the time to see the stars.”

We must live each day to the fullest. We can’t live in the past or in the future. We must live in the moment that God gives us right now. Our time of deliverance from our circumstances will come according to God’s schedule. “Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.” (Psalm 27: 14).

Meanwhile, we need to be faithful in doing what God has given us to do and be content in the place where He has placed us.
When we go through a trial of adversity, we need to understand that God is performing radical surgery on our life. The purpose of this surgery is not to destroy us, but to give us a new heart.

God is making a fundamental change in who we are and who we will be and He will always reveal treasures from these secret places if we are willing to walk through the process patiently. “But forget all that- it is nothing compared to what I am going to do. For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness.” (Isaiah 43:18).

While you are going through the trial, instead of focusing on your problem, focus on God’s promises. Don’t look at your limitations, look at the promises of God. Find a promise in God’s Word that you can cling to and hold on to.

Pray this – My Precious Heavenly Father, during the trials in my life help me to remember that I have nothing to fear because; God is with me, God is in control. You are sovereign, You have never over promised and You never under deliver. As I go through this trial, I will not doubt because You have made over 7000 promises in the Bible and You have never ever broken one of those promises, and You are not going to start now. Even though I don’t know when the trial will end or how it will end, You do and I trust You. I know that everything, not some things, but everything will work out for my good and Your glory. I will, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV). Father, show me the path that You want me to take and guide my steps as I walk with You. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen.