{"id":357,"date":"2009-10-12T22:28:09","date_gmt":"2009-10-13T05:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblicalcounselinginsights.com\/blog\/?p=357"},"modified":"2020-08-10T11:15:22","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T18:15:22","slug":"how-should-i-deal-with-difficult-circumstances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselinginsights.com\/blog\/biblical-mental-health\/how-should-i-deal-with-difficult-circumstances\/","title":{"rendered":"Dealing with Stress"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DealingWhat difficulty are you currently experiencing in your life: a relationship, a financial burden, job insecurity, unhappiness with your circumstances, a difficult child, an aging parent, conflict in your church or with your neighbor?
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\nThe world says you\u2019re supposed to be all upset, wringing your hands, wondering what to do next. But the Bible teaches us that if we walk hand in hand with God, remembering what He said in Romans 8:28 (KJV), \u201cAll things work together for good to them that love God and that are called according to His purpose,\u201d then we can anticipate eagerly what\u2019s going to happen next.<\/p>\n

When we have a relationship with God we are able to respond to the people and the events of our life based on that relationship, not on our circumstances. This is not something that you \u201ccrank up\u201d for yourself; it is something you allow God to do through you.<\/p>\n

2nd Corinthians 4:8 tells us, \u201cWe are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair.\u201d Why? Because in the verse right before this one, we read that \u201cWe have this treasure in earthen vessels that the excellency of the power may be of God and not of us.\u201d God\u2019s power, not ours.<\/p>\n

You see the Christian life doesn\u2019t free you from trouble, it doesn\u2019t free you from perplexities, what it does is give you a new spirit as you handle them. That\u2019s what the Christian life is all about! What have you got to worry about if you\u2019ve got the Lord? Bring on the trouble, bring on the perplexities, bring on the persecutions, bring on the rejections. With God you don\u2019t need to fear. Without God, it\u2019s going to be pretty rough. Now you aren\u2019t necessarily walking with God because you went to church all your life, and you are not necessarily walking with God because you associate with people who say they\u2019re Christians. You are walking with God if when trouble comes, you\u2019re not distressed, you\u2019re not in despair, you don\u2019t feel forsaken, and you don\u2019t feel destroyed. That\u2019s the evidence of walking with God!<\/p>\n

Often times we approach our difficulties in life saying, \u201cUnder the circumstances, who wouldn\u2019t be distressed?\u201d Distress is not of the Lord, it is a failure to depend on Him. That is a tough concept! We do not want to admit that we are not depending on God.<\/p>\n

Peace comes from God. And He will put gladness in your heart. And He will keep you from being distressed and in despair. Isn\u2019t that good news? You\u2019ve got to yield to Him day by day. Otherwise, you\u2019re going to be upset and disturbed over all kinds of little things that come your way. When you\u2019re distressed and you\u2019re in despair, and you feel like everything is gone, you\u2019ve got to come to the Lord and admit your distress,\u00a0and that it is not pleasing to Him. Unless you\u2019re repentant, you\u2019re going to stay that way. \u201cGod, I\u2019m wrong, and I\u2019m sorry, and I want to give up this miserable response.\u201d<\/p>\n

1st John 1:9 tells us, \u201cIf we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness\u201d (KJV).Without repentance, you\u2019ll continue to feel distressed.\u00a0 But with repentance you can experience God\u2019s peace in your difficulties!<\/p>\n

Take a step . . .<\/span><\/h5>\n

Honestly answer this question: Am I walking in distress, or am I walking hand in hand with God? If necessary, take a few moments to repent of your distress and ask God to fill you with His presence and peace in the midst of your difficulty. Ask Him to continually turn your eyes on Him and His purposes in your situation.<\/p>\n

This is a summary of Dr. Brandt\u2019s message\u00a0Biblical Mental Conditioning<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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