Uh-Oh Trouble - The Christian Online Magazine

Definition of Trouble - A source of difficulty.

Here’s my story:

I came home from work a couple of weeks ago very tired, hot and to be honest somewhat bothered from the day’s events. When I got to the corner of my home, there was distraction that really got to me involving some of my neighbors.

When I got inside the house that is when I unleashed my fury on the incident.

I was livid in my flesh and I had no peace in my spirit about the situation.

The only good thing that was going to come out of the evening in my eyes; was the fact that it was Tuesday night, which is our prayer day at church. I changed my clothes and said when I make it out I hope one of the Elders is already there, so I can get me some prayer and hopefully some deliverance from the way I feel right now.

Praise God we made it to church and I saw my “spiritual mother” already in her seat and reading the word. Thank you Jesus!!! I made my rounds with hugs and smiles and I came to her and said, “we gotta go into Pastor’s office so you can pray for me.”

I told her about some of my dilemmas throughout the week, just distraction upon distraction plus the one that was happening that particular day, then the praying and delivering started. When it was all over the spirit of the Lord had started to minister to me immediately. He whispered in my spirit, “Did trouble just start?”

Now, I don’t know why we can hear God after trouble has happened and not before, but I was like, “huh?”

He repeated it again, “Did trouble just start”?

I tried to shake it off, but when I got in the car, the softness of the Holy Spirit soon became very loud, “Did trouble just start?”

I answered: “No.”

Then the scripture (Job. 14,1) came “Man born of Woman of a few days is full of trouble.”

Once I got home the flood gates of ministry came pouring into my spirit.

The Lord spoke to my spirit and said:

“From the time you were born, trouble was assigned. These things you call “distractions” that cause trouble are nothing to get so upset about.”

“The people you complained about were not on the land that I gave you, they were on the portion that did not belong to you, they spoke and you didn’t. They were cordial a second time and you weren’t. “

“Yet you are the light of the world?”

Trouble has always been in the world, but it is how you deal with it in order to keep your spirit free from it.

He continued by saying, “distractions or trouble comes along and you scream and yell because of what you see, which is temporal. “Yet, the things of me that you ought to be seeing are eternal.” “Yet you die and ask for the grave in order to keep you from confronting what is wrong and allowing it to control you. “ You react out of flesh and cause havoc to everyone else and say to yourself, I pray and there is no hope in my neighborhood; there is always a distraction or trouble.”

“Decree a thing as I relayed to you and stand on your feet!!”

Job: 14,7-9 – At least there is hope for a tree; if it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not fail. Its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump die in the soil, yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth shoots like a plant.”

Job: 14, 7-10, But man dies and is laid low, for he breathes his last and is no more.

“Creation is in awe of me and stretches towards me to live thru resources I have provided here on the earth. “Yet Man, wants to die if he cannot have what he wants or sees things his way” “His doubt about who I am increases and he prefers to die to the his troubles than to stretch forth his hands in prayer for a solution; or better yet to live thru the trials that he must go thru for my name sake.

Did trouble just start for you?

“No, it did not. In order to become a better Woman of God apply the spiritual balm to the rash of the world. “

“People will carry out evil doings, but it should not allow you to waver in your faith to seek me for help.”

“It’s time to put things into perspective. I am your strong tower and you can run in and be safe from trouble or distractions.”

“I have given you hind’s feet you can run thru a troop and leap over a wall to get away from distractions and trouble.”

“I say speak to your mountains of debt/disease/and sickness and cause them to cease in your life.”

“It is because of who I am and what you have inherited from me, ‘causes you to triumph mightily!!”

After that spiritual in counter I said to myself.

God is a warrior!!

He can fight my battle and yours and yours and yours and always become the Victor!! He is The Ultimate Man of Valor!!

He reminded me of the scripture, “if you keep your mind stayed on the Lord, he will keep you in perfect peace.” We must get our minds off these things that can move around and touch off emotions.

“Store up your treasure in heavenly places”, not down here, where it will rust and moths can eat it nor where thieves can come to steal it.

He reminded me that the “Joy of the Lord is my strength” and joy that is given of the Lord cannot be stolen!!

He reminded to be careful in what you/I put our joy in, whether it is people/job/home/car/children/spouse/parents/friends/clothes/shoes/pets/food/
relationships/intimacy/knowledge/ and gain and most of all oneself!!

For when these things act up, nine times out of ten it will cause you and I to act up too and uh-oh, trouble!!

Self causes most of our trouble. Something we thought, something we did, something we said, causes us to beat up on ourselves and other people too.

Trouble, the dictionary says it is a source of difficulty.

But God says it is an obstacle thrown or connected to us at birth, yet one that we can bear and overcome thru living by the spirit which causes us to triumph!!

God bless!