Title

Turning Distress Into A Good Thing

Scripture
In my distress I cried to the Lord, and He heard me.
(Psalm 120:1)
Devotional
Life’s tensions can be and are often a good thing to experience. They cause us to call on the Lord. When life is at its hardest, for example, I pray the most. When trials and temptations surround me, I find myself crying unto the Lord. In all honesty, I am the closest to Him in the hard times. How do you look at the trials of life? If they do nothing but bring you down, you have the wrong view. Life’s trials are to bring you to a higher level of spirituality and maturity. Quite simply, they are designed to bring you closer to the Lord. If we can learn to view them as a blessing from God, or a least a tool to draw us closer to Him, we will be blessed. I am not saying that they will be times of great joy and enthusiasm, but they can be times that bring great joy and enthusiasm. When you find yourself in distress, cry to the Lord, and He will hear you.
Thought For The Night
“Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.” Carl Sandburg, (1878–1967), Pulitzer Prize winning author, most noted for his two-part biography on Abraham Lincoln. 
Evening Text
James 4:14: What is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.
 
Looking for Answers
 
Evening Study Guide
Defining: “Time”: That which cannot be bottled. “A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future. The time was; the time has been; the time is; the time will be,” Noah Webster 1828.
 
Referencing: ““All flesh is as grass,            and all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls away, but the word of the Lord endures forever,” 1 Peter 1:24, quoting Isaiah 40:6-8.
 
Applying: Do not waste your time or the time of others; it is a non-replenishable entity.