WHY ALL MY TROUBLES?

WHY ALL MY TROUBLES?

WHEN LIFE DOESN’T MAKE SENSE– Part 3

Vernon Zook October 5, 2025

(Jesus) I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. – John 16:33 (NIV)
Why does God allow trouble in my life?
1. There are I need to learn.
It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn Your statutes. – Psalm 119:71 (NASB)

2. My needs to grow.

My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. – James 1:2-3 (NCV)

3. My needs to be built.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. – Proverbs 3:5-6 (NLT)

4. I need to go in a .

Next Paul and Silas traveled through the area of Phrygia and Galatia, because the Holy Spirit had prevented them from preaching the word in the province of Asia at that time. Then coming to the borders of Mysia, they headed north for the province of Bithynia, but again the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them to go there. – Acts 16:6-7 (NLT)

5. My needs to be strengthened.

(David) “I have done this to both lions and bears, and I’ll do it to this pagan Philistine, too, for he has defied the armies of the living God! The LORD who rescued me from the claws of the lion and the bear will rescue me from this Philistine!” – 1 Samuel 17:36-37 (NLT)

6. I am being from something worse.

You meant evil against me; but God meant it for good. – Genesis 50:20 (NCV)

7. is being fulfilled.

And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won’t follow immediately. Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world. But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come. – Matthew 24:6-8 (NLT)

8. I am being prepared for in the future.

Then Jesus shouted, “Lazarus, come out!” And the dead man came out… – John 11:23 (NLT)

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. – 1 Corinthians 4:17-18 (NLT)

Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne. – Hebrews 12:2 (NLT)