How to handle a difficult situation

1. Put your trust and hope in the lord

Jeremiah 17:7–8 NKJV

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose hope is the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding fruit.

To trust God is to be totally reliant on Him

your hope is based on what God said

the question is where is your hope

is it in what the news have said and what the goverment is doing

do you put your full trust and hope on what the doctors have said

when you have confidence in God you are not worried about how long it has taken before your miracle has come.

The problem may intensify - as a drought may do but that doesnt bother you

nvite God into the situation

Instead of trying to quickly get out of the situation, understand that God is in the situation with you

God uses adversitieas to move us into our purpose

it is not a surprise to God that you are in the situation that you are in - and has already purposed to be with you there

Isaiah 43:2 NKJV

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you.

Three Hebrews boys were tied and thrown into the fire which was too Hot that those who threw them we instantly consumed by ther fire

When the king looked later, there was a fourth man in the fire

2. Always resist the temptation of feeling distanced from God

Psalm 16:11 ESV

You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

it seems that the presence of God is the key to dealing with a difficult situation

how do we get into the presence of God -

the word of God is the key to the space of manifestation

the word of God is the one that leads us into Gods presence

We have to learn how to give more attention to the word of God

Some people give more attention to what the television says than what God is saying in his word

Proverbs 4:20–27 NKJV

My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh. Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you. Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established. Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil.

Genesis 39:2–3 NKJV

The Lord was with Joseph, and he was a successful man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. And his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made all he did to prosper in his hand.

3. Never give up on your faith in the midst of adversity

Luke 17:5–6 NKJV

And the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” So the Lord said, “If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.

Jesus teaches us that faith is like a servant who should not be allowed to relax untill the Job is fully done

Hebrews 10:35–39 NKJV

Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise: “For yet a little while, And He who is coming will come and will not tarry. Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him.” But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.

Ou confidence in God has a great reward

the promise will come when we have maintained confidence in the word of God

it appears that faith should be maintained at all times patienttly and with endurance

the question is how long do we hold onto our faith without giving up

2 Corinthians 5:7 NKJV

For we walk by faith, not by sight.