In Psalms, chapter one hundred and two, verse two, during times of great trouble in life, when nearly everything seems to be going wrong, and we find ourselves helpless to change the situation, our only hope is to call upon God and place our lives and circumstances in His hands, as in Psalms thirty-nine, verse twelve, Psalms fifty-four, verse two, Psalms sixty-one, verse one, and Psalms sixty-four, verse one, respectively. The psalmist does this by crying out to the Lord for mercy and asking for His intervention. He is confident that God will answer his prayer and not forsake him.
In Job twenty-seven, verse nine, “Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?” The theme under God’s Years and Man’s Days section depicts the psalmist expecting help immediately as they encounter a troubling situation. No one expects to find themselves in trouble with anything or anyone. However, danger has a way of creeping in unannounced, and many are unaware. As believers, we expect God to answer when we reach out to Him earnestly when trouble arises.
“Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble,” as in Job fourteen, verse one. Everyone will encounter some form of trouble, especially true believers. Whether partial or impartial, fully responsible or not, saints of God will experience it. Sometimes, the problem we encounter will not make any sense. How did this happen?
The first thing is to recognize what it is and address God as in the first part of Psalms thirty-one, verse nine, “Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble.” Then is to remember that “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble,” as in Psalms forty-six, verse one. Trust Him and not fear because He will work things out on our behalf. Faith casts out fear, and let not trouble cast out your faith.