I have a problem, and I want a solution: SOLVING PROBLEMS GOD's WAY!. Marco Liporoni

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СКАЧАТЬ prayer and supplication¹, with thanksgiving, we should present our requests to GOD, and the peace of GOD, which surpasses all understanding, shall keep our hearts and minds through JESUS CHRIST [Philippians 4:6-7; (1) Greek “deēsis”: prayer, request, petition]. By praying about every problem and need we have, the peace of GOD will guard our hearts and minds.

      At times, as an answer for our prayers and supplications, GOD will resolve or remove our problems, or send help our way. Everyday around the world HE is answering prayers and changing situations and operating miracles in favor of people (according to HIS will). It happened to me on various occasions when I needed healing in my body or with my relationships.

      At other times, the problems will still be there after our prayers, for example: a blind person may pray but when they open their eyes they still can not see; a father or mother can pray after a lost child but after they prayed their child is not back. However, above all, GOD promises to guard our hearts and minds and give us the peace that surpasses all understanding!

      As we seek HIM, HE gives us the peace, the courage, and the strength to be able to handle problems. And in many circumstances, for myself and for many others I know, GOD’s peace was enough to help us to find solutions or to be able to manage our problems.

      How much am I prepared to work to find solutions?

      If we want to build muscles we have to do weight lifting. It requires us to focus in the exercises, have commitment, repeat the effort, and sweat. If we just look at the weights, we will not build muscles.

      Similarly with GOD, we have to do our part first. As we draw near to HIM, HE draws near to us [James 4:8]. The key here is that we seek HIM first, with all our hearts [Jeremiah 29:12-13].

      We fight our battles first in prayer on our knees, for our struggles are not against flesh and blood but against the spiritual evil forces of this world [Ephesians 6:12]. We commit the time and place, and through persistent and passionate prayer our petitions and supplications can result in much [James 5:16].

      Without ceasing, we continue until we receive: ask and we will receive; seek and we will find; knock and the door will be opened [Mathew 7:7]. In the original Greek the tense of the verbs ask [“aiteite”], seek [“zēteite”] and knock [“krouete”] are in the present active imperative, which imply the idea of continuity: ask and keep on asking; seek and keep on seeking; knock and keep on knocking.

      Then we let our mouth do the work by proclaiming our victory with the help of the Word of GOD. GOD’s Word has the power to produce the fruit and the success HE intends in the life of believers [Joshua 1:8, Isaiah 55:10-12, Romans 10:9].

      It is also useful to have a process journal to help us to stay focused and to see progress, to record any results and challenges we experience, so that we can continue to work on it day after day.

      Why would GOD help me?

      The Bible tells us to place our cares¹ upon GOD for HE cares² for us [1 Peter 5:7; (1) Greek “merimna”: distraction, worry, anxiety; (2) Greek “melō”: interest]. If GOD is interested in our concerns, HE certainly is interested in helping us to get rid of them. Instead of working hard on trying to deny our problems or working hard on trying to solve them by our own strength and skills, we can work smarter and wiser in seeking GOD for help.

      Is there an easy start?

      Yes, if you read further in the book you will find it.

      Are there any guarantees I will be able to solve my problems?

      I can not give any guarantees that after reading this book all problems will be solved. However, the Word of GOD says that we can have peace; our hearts and minds will be guarded; we can find refuge, strength, deliverance, salvation, healing, freedom, and victory if we seek, ask, knock, and pray to GOD with all our hearts, minds and soul, and we are in JESUS CHRIST - using HIS strength and power as our eternal intercessor [Philippians 4:6-7, Romans 8:37, Mathew 7:7, Psalms 25, 27, 71, 91, 103, 118, 121].

      GOD guarantees that HIS Word will produce the fruit HE intends in the life of whom it is spoken [Isaiah 55:10-12]. No one that seeks HIM will be disappointed [Isaiah 49:23]. Why not give it a chance?

      A Biblical account: King David, a man after GOD’s heart

      King David had many problems. He was unjustly accused, persecuted and hunted by king Saul who was trying to kill him. While David was on the run, he had to find refuge amongst people who were difficult to trust. We can read David’s “adventures” in the books of 1 and 2 Samuel.

      We can also have a closer view of how David experienced his troubles by reading the book of Psalms: chapters 3 to 41 (except Psalms 1, 2 and 33), chapters 42, 43, 51 to 66, 68 to 72, 86, 101, 103, 108, 109, 110, 122, 124, 131, 133, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, and 145 are said to be written by David in various moments of his life (not necessarily in the order they are in the Christian Bible).

      From the Psalms we can also learn David’s problem solving technique: he seeks GOD for help and strength first and every time.

      When the Bible says that David was a man after GOD’s heart [Acts 13:22, 1 Samuel 13:14], the interpretation of the scriptures suggests two things:

       He seeks always to do what is in GOD’s heart - HIS will.

       David did all he could to reach out for and gain GOD’s heart, GOD’s approval and sympathy: he praised, thanked, and prayed to GOD. He composed and sang songs (hymns) for GOD. He danced. He cried. He humbled himself. He proclaimed publicly and claimed his hope in GOD. And he witnessed GOD’s power in his life through the Psalms he wrote.

      As a result, GOD equipped David, strengthened him, delivered him out of his problems, and made him a victorious king.

      About Problems & Troubles

       ”GOD is our refuge and strength. A very present help in trouble” [Psalms 46:1].

       Trouble (Webster’s Dictionary)

       A source of difficulty: “one trouble after another delayed the job”.

       An event causing distress or pain: “what is the trouble?”, “heart trouble”.

       A strong feeling of anxiety: “he wanted to die and end his troubles”.

       The state of being troubled, disturbance, agitation, uneasiness, vexation or calamity.

       That which gives disturbance, annoyance, or vexation. That which afflicts.

       Problem (Webster’s Dictionary)

       A state of difficulty that needs to be resolved: “she and her husband are having problems”, “urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog”.

       A question raised for consideration or solution: “our homework consisted of ten problems to solve”.

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