WHAT ARE WE TO DO DURING SEASONS OF TROUBLE?

Philippians 4:4

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.

James 1:2

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,

1 Peter 1:6

In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials,

1 Peter 1:8

rejoice with joy that is inexpressible

Romans 5:3

we rejoice in our sufferings,

Matthew 5:12

Rejoice and be glad

Hebrews 10:34

you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property,

HOW CAN WE HAVE JOY IN MIDST OF HARDSHIP?

Psalm 57

To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Miktam of David, when he fled from Saul, in the cave.

1 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,

for in you my soul takes refuge;

in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,

till the storms of destruction pass by.

2 I cry out to God Most High,

to God who fulfills his purpose for me.

3 He will send from heaven and save me;

he will put to shame him who tramples on me. Selah

God will send out his steadfast love and his faithfulness!

4 My soul is in the midst of lions; I lie down amid fiery beasts—

the children of man, whose teeth are spears and arrows,

whose tongues are sharp swords.

5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!

Let your glory be over all the earth!

6 They set a net for my steps;

my soul was bowed down.

They dug a pit in my way,

but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah

7 My heart is steadfast, O God,

my heart is steadfast!

I will sing and make melody!

8 Awake, my glory!

Awake, O harp and lyre!

I will awake the dawn!

9 I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples;

I will sing praises to you among the nations.

10 For your steadfast love is great to the heavens,

your faithfulness to the clouds.

11 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!

Let your glory be over all the earth!

Psalm 57:1

Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,

for in you my soul takes refuge;

in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,

till the storms of destruction pass by.

Where do you turn when the storm of life hit?

Psalm 46:1

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Psalm 57:2

I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me.

Proverbs 19:21

Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.

Philippians 1:6

And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.

Psalm 57:3, 10

3 He will send from heaven and save me; he will put to shame him who tramples on me. Selah. God will send out his steadfast love and his faithfulness!

10 For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds.

Psalm 40:1-2

I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. 2 He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.

Psalm 57:5,11

5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!

11 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!

1 Samuel 17:45-47

45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head. And I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day to the birds of the air and to the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, 47 and that all this assembly may know that the Lord saves not with sword and spear. For the battle is the Lord's, and he will give you into our hand.”

Psalm 57:7a

My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast!

Psalm 57:7b-9

7b I will sing and make melody!

8 Awake, my glory! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn!

9 I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations.