WHERE DOES TROUBLE COME FROM ?

To be more specific—the real question—
WHERE DOES YOUR TROUBLE COME FROM ?

I’ll give you a simple test question about trouble—not general in the world, but in your life experience, like now.

When trouble comes your way (big trouble, little trouble, any trouble), does it make you turn to God ?

Does every trouble bring this Bible verse to your mind, to do it on the spot ?
“Call upon Me in the day of trouble, and I will deliver you, and you will glorify Me.”

If trouble serves that purpose, then you can know the trouble comes from God, to bring you closer to Him.
“When You said, ‘Seek My Face‘, my heart said, “Your Face, Lord, I will seek.’ “
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The mystifying, sometimes maddening feelings that often come with trouble, still happen (we’re still human), but even that is subject to Almighty God ruling from above, watching over all His dear ones through it all.
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Then the rest of Biblical principles apply and come true–
“Tribulation (trouble) works patience, and patience works experience, and experience works hope, and hope makes us not ashamed.”
“We know that all things (good things, bad things, ugly things) work together for good to those who love God, those who are called according to His purpose.”

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If you don’t have trouble in your life, if you say you don’t have trouble, then you don’t need to read this, or you’ll say you don’t need to read this . . . . . . yet.

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Do we love Jesus ?
How much ?
How close to Jesus do we want to get ?
Do we want Jesus to use everything—everything—everything in our life to get us closer to Him ?
Do I want Jesus to use everything—everything—everything in my life to get me closer to Him ?

Is it not true that troubled times bring us closer to Jesus more than good times ?
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I just want to know You more.

“I want to know You,
I want to hear Your Voice,
I want to know You more.
I want to touch You,
I want to see Your face,
I want to know You more.”