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I'm thinking today of Psalm 34 6. It says this,

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this poor man cried and the Lord heard him and

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saved him out of all his troubles. Psalm 34 6.

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Crying out to God is simply the wise thing to

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do. It isn't usually done because it's the wise

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thing to do. It's done because the pain or difficulty

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becomes too great. Maybe it's a last resort.

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Sometimes people go there much more quickly.

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Sometimes God intervenes and brings the person

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out to safety and freedom from troubles. Sometimes

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it seems God doesn't. I think God knows best.

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Sometimes the trouble, like the thorn in the

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flesh, is needed to keep the person from something

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far worse, or it has a result that is desirable,

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actually. God can hear and can act, and indeed

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does for the one who believes. Knowing God can

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and will is part of what makes faith productive,

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knowing he rewards those who seek him. So turn

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your heart's desire over. Call on him for his

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intervention. Trust him to do what's best. And

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whenever your tendency would be to trust less,

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trust more instead. Trust that the pathway through

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being poor or sick or whatever may actually be

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the pathway to his perfect assistance. When we

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arrive in heaven to perfect eternity, we won't

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much care about the events of our lives that

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seemed to stink at the time. They will only be

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reasons for greater praise.