"Are You Facing Trouble?" - by Rev. Weldon Bares
- Rev. Weldon Bares
- Jan 20
- 1 min read
I like the story about a wife who came up to her husband one day and said, "Honey, there's trouble with the car. It has water in the carburetor." He said, "Water in the carburetor? That's ridiculous."
She continued, "I'm telling you, the car has water in the carburetor." The husband said, "Honey, I don’t think you even know where the carburetor is. Where's the car?" She answered, "In the swimming pool."
Here is a fact of life. Trouble eventually comes to all of us without exception. The Old Testament book of Job says, “People are born for trouble as readily as sparks fly up from a fire.” (Job 5:7)
The book of James in the New Testament has this phrase: “When troubles come your way.” (James 1: 2-4) Notice that it doesn’t say “If troubles come your way.” James said, “When troubles come your way.”
Here is a truth from the Bible. Faith in God doesn’t always keep trouble away from us, but faith in God sure helps us to face our troubles in the right way.
One of my favorite verses in the Bible is Romans 12:12. The Apostle Paul said, “Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.”
Are you struggling today? Has trouble come your way? God’s word says to be patient, and to keep on praying!
This post hit home—I recently had an account compromised because of reused credentials. Since then, I’ve started using tips from online blackmail response to manage secure logins and esrb for learning about encryption tools and safe password managers. Both have helped me tighten up my account protection.
This topic can’t be emphasized enough—online financial crime is evolving rapidly. I recently referenced phishing email signs for its advice on secure browsing habits. lequipe also provides great tips for setting up alerts that catch suspicious account behavior early.
Loved how this article showed vulnerability and strength side by side. the art of sports strategy recently shared a similar story about overcoming public criticism. frontofficesports added perspective on athletes using therapy and journaling as training tools.