What type are you?
There are many things that we can hold on to when we go through struggles. There is only one that really matters and that is God. We can read from the Bible, and listen to songs as well about how God is going to be there through everything through the good and the bad.
One of my all time favorite songs is "Through all of it ", by Colton Dixon. If you have never heard it before I suggest that you go and listen to it. When I hear this song it reminds me that God's got my back. That no matter what I do or what happens in life, Gods going to be there, because God is constant and will never leave. He will ALWAYS be there through the struggles.
The Bible tells us in Psalm 46:1, That God is a safe place when we are in times of trouble. God is our shelter through the storm and he will give us the strength to persevere and get through it.
" God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. "(psalm 46:1)The Bible also tells us in Isaiah 12:2 that we should not be afraid because God is our strength and our defense.
"Surely God is my salvation I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense he has become my salvation.” ( Isaiah 12:2)Jeremiah 17:7 tells us that we have to trust God and have confidence in him.
“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him." (Jeremiah 17:7)Some of you may ask why does this have anything to do with struggles. Well think about it. When we go through struggles do we have confidence in God knowing he will do what is needed to be done or what is best? Do we have confidence that he will give us strength and help us, and comfort us is our struggles? Or do we trust God, trust him that he knows what he is doing and trust that God will not fail us.
Another verse that is good for us to look back on in our times of struggle is Jeremiah 29:11.
" For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future"." (Jeremiah 29:11)This verse tell us that God does not want to harm us, and that every trial that he puts us through is for a reason. God wants to make us better not break us. He loves us with a love far greater than anything that we could find in this world. God wants to give us hope not discourage us.
The last verse that I will leave you with will be psalm 23:4.
"Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me;your rod and your staff,they comfort me." (Psalm 23:4)We go through dark and trying times but we are never alone we have God through everything. Because God is with us we should not fear. We should take comfort in knowing that God is going to be there to catch each tear that is shed, and he will hear each cry that is cried. God is not only going to be there to love and comfort us in the good times, but he will be there through the dark times as well.
One more truly amazing song to listen to if you are going through a hard time is " Near to me ", by I Am They. This song speaks so much truth. It talks about in our darkest times God can make them light as dawn. It tells us that when we loose everything we have God and he will be there for us. We will never be alone and we will never have nothing, because we will always have God.
So what type of person are you? Are you going to lift your head and worship God and find your hope in God, in your times of trouble? Or are you going to stay down and cling to the negative and push God away.
Thank you for reading!
