Each of us faces struggles in our lives.  It might be something as simple as getting out of bed each day or as difficult as contemplating a life threatening disease.  Each of our earthly problems might seem monumental at the moment, but are they really?

When God gave His perfect world to its first people, problems were not part of the equation.  The relationship between God and man was like nothing we’ve ever since experienced.  The moment mankind stepped outside of the boundaries set for him, that relationship became tarnished.

Every day since has brought its share of difficulties.  The Bible is packed with stories of men and women who had to endure them.  The beauty of reading these stories is knowing that they were not fictional characters.  These were real people – experiencing real problems – living with sin – facing the evils of the world – just like we are.

We can let obstacles be stumbling blocks or we can use them to strengthen our faith in our God.  He will make the path straight again.  We can try doing it alone and that may work for a time, but then we’re faced with another bump in the road and we get more and more beat up as time goes by.  Letting our problems overtake us only leads to more trouble.  Allowing God to solve them or use them to make us stronger is much easier.

God  loves to hear from us when we’re thankful and when we want to show Him our praise.  He also wants us to come to Him for our daily needs.  Jesus came to restore our relationship with our Creator.  Because of that we can talk directly to Him.  Don’t wait.   Do it now!