Scripture shows us that trust and struggle can exist at the same time. Like David, we can worship God with confidence while honestly crying out for help, learning to wait on Him even as we walk through fear and opposition.

We may not ask for suffering, but God uses it to build endurance, character, and hope. Because of Christ’s love, our trials lead to glory—not shame.

It’s not irreverent to ask, “Why do I suffer?” or “Why do the wicked prosper?” These are the very questions faithful people have always brought before a righteous God.

Suffering is part of our human heritage, as Paul highlights in Romans 8, showing that both humanity and all of creation experience pain and long for final redemption through Jesus' return.

By bringing our struggles to God and focusing on His promises, we can transform our suffering into an opportunity for spiritual growth and greater joy in our relationship with Him.

Paul’s experience teaches that a life with Christ surpasses all worldly gains and comforts. His willingness to endure suffering reflects a deep understanding that the eternal worth of knowing Christ far exceeds temporary afflictions.

The Bible was not just written to help us in our time of suffering. The Bible was written in the midst of the suffering and injustices that its writers were experiencing in their time on earth. I think this is why we can find scripture so relatable.

The resurrection of Jesus gives us confidence that all of God’s promises are true.

Look up and out to God where you can be reminded just how powerful and amazing God truly is.

I find myself far more comfortable with the Holy Spirit leading Jesus through the wilderness than leading Jesus into the wilderness. But the Scripture suggests both.

In seasons of struggle, we can wonder if God sees and knows what we are enduring. The author of Hebrews wrote to believers who had the very same thoughts.

Jesus told us that in this world there would be many struggles, and you may have felt you are the poster child for that Bible verse!

God will meet us in the silence. He will receive our tears as worship. He will sustain us and strengthen us when we go to him with hands lifted up and offer the simple prayer, “Help me, Lord.”

All that concerns us here—the spiritual as well as the selfish—will eventually disappear. We can trust God to help us see the bigger picture.

God has promised to comfort us. But in his exchanges with Job, we see that God is a God who’s not afraid to challenge and correct.

It is a story of a man who appeared to have it all together in every area of life. Then suddenly, unexpected tragedy occurred. Many of us can relate.

I was 28 or 29 when I first memorized and prayed these verses. And through many seasons of suffering since then, I have come back to them again and again.

Is it worth remembering the times in your life when “the bottom fell out” or when you were in “the bottom of the barrel”? Today’s Psalm says yes.

When you experience affliction for a long season, it is hard to re-emerge without some scar tissue. The writer of Psalm 129 seems to have this in mind.