The Three Pillars of Truth

Quoted from A Gift of Love by Charles Stanley:

Three Pillars of Truth
You lose your job. Your spouse files for divorce. You discover that one of your children is on drugs. Aloved one is diagnosed with cancer and given only six months to live. Such times are extremely disorienting. They strike with such intensity that your emotions can be buried beneath a tide of fear and anxiety.

Yet three pillars of truth can help you endure and triumph:

1. God knows yout problems. Your woes have not taken God by surprise. He is aware of every detial of your troubles: "Your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him" (Matt. 6:8)

2. God cares about your problems. God loves you without limit. As the Good Shepherd, He will protect and defend you: "Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God's" (2 Chron. 20:15).

3. God is able to deal with your problems. God has the power to handle your problems. Because He knows and cares, He will act according to His wisdom and will: "Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you" (1 Peter 5:6-7).

Prayer: O Lord, thank You for the assurance that You know about my problems, You care about them, and You are able to deal with every issue.

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One of my favourite verses in the Bible:
"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)

God is love!