Make friends with the problems in your life. Though many things feel random and wrong, remember that He is sovereign over everything. He can fix every thing in a pattern for good, but only to an extent that you trust Him. Every problem can teach you something, transforming you little by little into the masterpiece He created you to be. The very same problem can become a stumbling block over which you fall if you react with distrust and defiance. The choice is up to you, and you will have to choose many times each day whether to trust Him or defy Him. The best way to befriend your problems is to thank Jesus for them. This simple fact open your mind to the possibility of benefits flowing from your difficulties. You can even give persistent problems nicknames, helping you approach them with familiarity rather than with dread. The next step is to introduce them to Jesus, enabling Him to embrace them in His loving Presence. He will not necessarily remove your problems, but His wisdom is sufficient to bring good out of every one of them. ------Romans 8 : 28 --------- 1 Corinthians 1: 23-24