HOW TO HANDLE TROUBLE

HOW TO HANDLE TROUBLE

Pastor Phil Goss | 6.29.25

Matthew 6:33-34  

33 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.

34 “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.

John 16:33  I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”

Facts About Trouble

It Should Be Expected

James 1:2

2 Dear brothers and sisters, whenever trouble comes your way, let it be an opportunity for joy.

It Is Usually A Surprise

1 Peter 4:12

12 Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you

It Is Shared By All

Matthew 5:45

45 …. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and on the unjust, too.

It Comes In All Shapes And Sizes

I Select My Response

How To Handle Trouble

Matthew 8:23-27

23 Then Jesus got into the boat and started across the lake with his disciples.

24 Suddenly, a terrible storm came up, with waves breaking into the boat. But Jesus was sleeping.

25 The disciples went to him and woke him up, shouting, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”

26 And Jesus answered, “Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!” Then he stood up and rebuked the wind and waves, and suddenly all was calm.

27 The disciples just sat there in awe. “Who is this?” they asked themselves. “Even the wind and waves obey him!”

Refocus On God’s

Romans 8:35

35 Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or are hungry or cold or in danger or threatened with death?

Romans 8:37-39

37 No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.

38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love. Death can’t, and life can’t. The angels can’t, and the demons can’t. Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, and even the powers of hell can’t keep God’s love away.

39 Whether we are high above the sky or in the deepest ocean, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Relax In God’s

Mark 4:38

38 Jesus was sleeping at the back of the boat with his head on a cushion. Frantically they woke him up, shouting, “Teacher, don’t you even care that we are going to drown?”

1 Peter 5:7

7 Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.

Rely On God’s

Matthew 8:26

26 And Jesus answered, “Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!” Then he stood up and rebuked the wind and waves, and suddenly all was calm.

Romans 8:28

28 And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.

There Are Two Options When You Face Trouble

1 Peter 4:19

19 So if you are suffering in a manner that pleases God, keep on doing what is right, and trust your lives to the God who created you, for he will never fail you.