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by Sam Blankenship
roverbs 3:5: “Trust in the Lord with all thine
night, and four hours later, he was gone. Talk about
heart; and lean not unto thine
being shocked: that was me.
own understanding.”
In a world full of trials and tribulations, we have
He had breathing issues, but we didn’t realize just how bad. Talk about a shock: one minute, he was there,
to learn to trust that God is going to take care of the
and the next, he was gone. During this time, I’ve had
situations that may come our way. Things can happen
a lot of different emotions, but God has given me the
overnight that we can’t control.
peace and the strength to get through this.
In those situations, we have to learn to trust God. Sometimes it might be a financial problem, sometimes
Matthew 11:28 says, “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” The good news is that God will get you through those unexpected situations that you can’t control. That is the best thing about having a true and living God who will walk beside you, love you, and protect you in every way. I thank Him for doing that for me. I’m reminded of how God brought Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego out of that fiery furnace and how Moses was able to get the Children of Israel across
it might be a health problem, sometimes it might even
the Red Sea on dry land. They had to trust God in their
be a marriage problem, but whatever the case, we have
situations.
to trust God. Psalms 18:2 says, “The Lord is my rock, and my
You have to know that in this life we are living in, trials, tribulations, issues, burdens, and unexpected
fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in
things will come our way at times. Just trust God; just
whom I will trust.”
lean on God. God is getting me through losing my dad,
expecting stating that my dad had passed away. He had gone to the emergency room in the middle of the
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and He too will get you through your situation! Just trust God! About The Author
A couple of days ago, I got the call that I wasn’t
Sam Blankenship is the Pastor of Bethel Baptist Tabernacle. Sam and his wife Amy have two daughters Abby and Gracie.
