What To Do When Our Problems Arise

What To Do When Our Problems Arise (Psalm 55:22-23)

Psalm 55:22-23, “Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. 23 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.”

We all have problems. As Christians, we have a relationship with God that gives us insight, wisdom, and power to see an opportunity in every difficulty! Too many of us don’t want to leave our secure comfort zones. Instead, we want God to turn our problems into possibilities while we sit by and watch Him work. Our problems will remain problems as long as we refuse to commit to whatever God asks us to do. No matter what your hurt, God can turn it into a hallelujah. He can turn every tear into a pearl and every dark night into a sunrise. Christianity is not the subtraction of problems; it is the addition of power to overcome the problems. May God help you to see the possibilities for great potential in your problems!

Wilmer McLean was a small farmer in the Shenandoah Valley in 1861. In the spring of that year two powerful armies met on his property—the Union army under General McDowell and the Confederate army under General Beauregard. The bloodiest war in American history began at Bull Run, a creek that ran through McLean's property. McLean was not at all sure why the armies were fighting, but he was quite sure he did not want them fighting on his property. If he could not change the course of the war, he at least did not have to be part of it. McLean decided to sell out and go where the war would never find him. He chose the most obscure place in the whole country—or so he thought: an old house in the village of Appomattox Court House, Virginia. Four years later General Grant was pursuing General Lee through Virginia. In Appomattox County, Grant sent a message to Lee asking him to meet and sign a truce. The place where they met to sign the truce that ended the Civil War was Wilmer McLean's living room! Like Mr. McLean, no matter where we run, we can't run from God, from problems, or the consequences of our sin. The Lord will always catch up with us and so will our sin.

Psalm 55:6, “And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.” Psalm 55 is a psalm of “complaint” (Psalm 55:2) by David and gives an insight into his thought process as he tried to deal with the great problems and burdens that were overwhelming him. His first impulse was to run away from them, flying like a dove far off into the wilderness.

Then, David decided to criticize those who were causing him trouble and to complain about them to the Lord. Psalm 55:17, “Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.” The words “pray”, and “cry aloud” here actually mean “complain and mourn.” Finally, the Lord gave him an answer, and David found the rest for which he had been so fretfully searching. Psalm 55:22, “Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.” Psalm 55:23, “But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.”

The way to deal with problems is not to flee from them or to fret about them but to turn them over to the Lord: I Peter 5:7, “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” God often uses the problems that surround us to encourage others in life's struggles. He uses the problems we face victoriously to encourage other Christians to live courageously and victoriously. Stop looking at how big your problems are and start looking at how big God is. Jeremiah 32:17, “There is nothing too hard for thee…” Absolutely nothing is too difficult for God.

Refuse to focus on the seemingly unsolvable problems you face. Focus continually on God Who can solve problems that seem to have no solution. God is so mighty and powerful that He was able to raise Jesus Christ from the dead and sit Jesus next to Him in Heaven. If God was able to do this, He certainly can solve whatever problems you face. When you face difficult problems that seem to have no solution, you must have absolute faith that your Father knows exactly what to do to solve these problems. Refuse to give up. When you cannot see any way out of the problems you face, your Father can see the way out.

He will guide you out of these seemingly impossible problems if you trust Him completely. He will lead you down paths that you know nothing of. He will turn darkness into light. He will never forsake you or leave you. Meditate on these truths pertaining to God's mighty power. Refuse to allow any problems you face to seem greater than God. Nothing is greater than Almighty God. Place all of your trust in Him.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You that You are the God of the impossible. I have nothing to fear with You on my side. I want to trust in Your ability and not my own. Help me to focus on You and Your power. Help me to be strong and courageous even in the difficult times. I choose to have faith in Your ability to break through every obstacle in my life. In Jesus name, Amen!

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