all of us go through tough times all of us go through Seasons where it seems as though the odds are stacked against us and pain becomes a feeling we're all too acquainted with in Psalms 119 ver 71 David said it is good for me that I have been Afflicted that I may learn your statutes and I've always asked the question how can it be good for you to be afflicted how is there any good for you to go through pain tribulation and hard times but here's the thing afflictions tough situations do more than simply show
what kind of character we have tough times shape and form out character now I believe that Affliction although unpleasant is necessary for the Christian man or woman because if it were not for the struggle you're going through how would you know that God will never leave you nor forsake you if it were not for the Affliction in your body how else would you know that by his stripes we are healed if it were not for the financial challenges you faced how would you have known that the Lord is a provider problems can sometimes be a
blessing s of God so be encouraged regardless of what you're facing you see I've realized something as I've grown both in age and spiritual maturity my need for the Lord has increased my need for him to be with me has increased my need for the Lord to Stand By Me has increased and here's why I have such a need for Jesus I need Jesus Christ because I have tried to do things my own way but I've been met with the harsh reality that on my own it is impossible to win it's impossible to gain a
breakthrough it's impossible to have peace of mind if the Lord is not with me I need Jesus Christ because there are strongholds in my family that I can't break with my own power and so I need the strength and might that's in the blood of Jesus Christ I need God because life is complicated I have problems problems that I care not to discuss with anyone because people will often judge before they reveal their own struggles so I desperately need Jesus Christ he's the only one who has given me an open invitation in Psalms 55:22 where
the Bible reads cast your burden on the Lord and He will sustain you he will never permit the righteous to be moved so you see I need Jesus because I can't save myself I can't redeem myself I can't deliver myself and there sure isn't any other human being on this planet who can offer me redemption or salvation or eternal life like Jesus Christ can so I have to be honest at times when things are tough I find myself just saying and praying four simple words over and over again be with me Jesus be with me
Lord at times when I'm tempted I find myself quietly praying give me strength Lord give me strength Jesus and if you can relate to what I'm saying then I encourage you to stand child of God stand firm in the word of the Lord take those things that weigh you down take those burdens that slump your shoulders and hand them over to Jesus Christ Psalms 121:1 and 2 says I lift up my eyes to the hills from where does my help come my help comes from the Lord who made Heaven and Earth this is true for
you and I today our help comes from the Lord now let us pray dear Lord Jesus your word in Psalm 42:1 says says As the deer pants for the water Brooks so pants my soul for you oh God my soul does indeed need you Lord there are some problems that I can't overcome on my own so I need your strength Lord I need your strength and power to help me overcome the obstacles I face I need you to Stand By Me Lord Lord Jesus you are worthy to receive all of my praise and adoration if
troubles weigh us down your mercy your grace will lift us up although the hardships of life may push us to our limits by your mercy and by your grace Lord we will overcome father the situations we face at times may be tragic and heartbreaking but we look to you you Lord by your mercy and by your grace we are more than conquerors may your Divine will be accomplished in my life if the trial I face is meant to shape me and mold me in a way that is more pleasing to you then may your will
be done if the trial I face is meant to build my faith and build my character then may your will be done Lord if the trial I face is meant to train me to become more patient more prayerful more grateful then may your will be done father whatever your will is for allowing me to face difficulty may you achieve within me that which you have set out to achieve Transform Me renew me teach me whatever the objective is I surrender to you Lord Jesus Psalms 102 verse1 and2 say hear my prayer oh Lord let my
cry come to you do not hide your face from me in the day of my distress incline your ear to me answer me speedily in the day when I call Lord hear our cry when we encounter difficulty when we're caught in trouble Deliver Us and be our help Father your word in James chapter 1 verse 2-4 says count it all joy my brothers when you meet Trials of various kinds for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness and let steadfastness have its full effect that you may be perfect and complete lacking in
nothing father if I am to face difficult times if I am to endure tough times may it all be For Your Glory I pray that you would use any difficult challenges to build my character use those afflictions to strengthen my faith Lord help me to understand that sometimes you may allow afflictions into my life so that I may grow spiritually so that I may learn to pray with more intensity Lord I understand that you are more concerned about my character than my comfort levels you care more about my growth as a Believer than the number
of blessings I receive you Lord are more concerned with the state of my heart than the level of my comfort your word in Isaiah 40:29 says he gives power to the faint and to him who has no might he increases strength it's in you that I can have Victory it's only through you that that I can be a Victor without you lord Jesus there are giants I can't fight with My Own Strength there are situations that are just too much for me to handle so I ask that you stand by me Lord now and always
whether I am in a storm or in the valley or in the shadow of death be with me fa whether I in a fiery furnace or in the Lion's Den I pray that you would raise up a standard when the enemy comes at me like a flood Lord Jesus I look to you I look to your Saving Grace may you be glorified forever and ever in the name of Jesus Christ I pray amen first Peter 1: 6-7 says in this you rejoice though now for a little while if necessary you have been grieved by various
trials so that the tested genuiness of your faith more precious than gold that perishes though it's tested by fire may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ in Psalm chap 34:15 to18 the eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry the face of the Lord is against those who do evil to cut off the memory of them from the Earth when the righteous Cry for Help the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles cast your burden on the
Lord and He will sustain you he will never permit the righteous to be [Music] moved count it all joy my brothers when you meet Trials of various kinds for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness and let steadfastness have its full effect that you may be perfect and complete lacking in nothing [Music]
