
Dealing With Life's Many Problems
How the Bible Describes Our ProblemsWe all face different kinds of problems during our lives, some worse than others. Some of the descriptions the Bible uses to describe these problems include troubles, tribulation, adversity, distress, hardship, suffering, storms, enemies, trials, and testing by fire, to name a few.Some of our struggles, using biblical terms, could be further expressed as oppression; being poor and needy; weak; weary; having a broken heart; carrying burdens; lacking food, drink, and clothes; or being worried and anxious. On a more intense level, the Bible even tells us that evil spirits work against us in this world, seeking to cause us great harm.But what does the Bible teach about how we should try to deal with these various problems?How Believers are Encouraged to React to ProblemsFirstly, the Bible will not offer us much comfort in our trials and problems unless we believe it, as well as have a relationship with God. The method for obtaining a relationship with Go