Face Your Troubles

A very good morning to you. I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Sunday morning, 7th of August, 2022, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

Psalm 55 and I am reading from verse 6:

“So I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and be at rest.
Indeed, I would wander far off,
And remain in the wilderness.
I would hasten my escape
From the windy storm and tempest.”

Running away from your troubles is not the answer, it is not the solution - It is very tempting but it is not the answer. We have to face the enemy and then we will have the victory. In Ephesians 6:14, the Lord tells us to stand and not to run. Remember the battle is the Lord’s. When you want to make a serious decision in your life, never make it while running away from your problem. Face the challenge and face it head on and overcome it that way.

“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.”

Revelation 12:11

Then make your decision from a position of strength, peace and of a sound mind. We know that scripture so well, don’t we?

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”

2 Timothy 1:7

Do you know that Rocky Marciano, heavyweight boxing champion of the world, was one of the smallest and the lightest heavyweight boxers? He had forty-nine title fights and defences of his crown and he never lost a fight. What was his secret? Well, he never took his eye off his opponent. He never turned his back on his opponent. He could take tremendous physical punishment but he never turned away, he always kept on coming forward.

“The Lord is my helper;
I will not fear.
What can man do to me?”

Hebrews 13:6

This Sunday, face your challenges, face your troubles - Stand with the Lord and He will see you through. Have a wonderful day,

God bless you and goodbye.