Our troubles draw us closer to God

For our present troubles are small and won't last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! So we don't look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever. 2 Corinthians 4:17-18. Ironically it's our problems and difficulties that draw many of us closer to God. It's at those times we lean into Him and spend more time with Him. We take our eyes off our natural circumstances and our limited ability to deal with them, and shift them onto our unseen eternal God and His infinite ability to move powerfully in our life and to turn bad situations into good. Praise God today that as we keep our eyes on Him, and not on our problems, we'll be strengthened and His peace will remain in our heart regardless of what we're going through.