21 Bible Promises for WomenSample

Adversity

We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair.

II CORINTHIANS 4:8 NKJV

Tough times. Disappointments. Hardship. Pain. These experiences are the inevitable cost that each of us must pay for being human. From time to time we all encounter adversity. Thankfully, we need never encounter it alone. God is always with us.

When we are troubled, God stands ready and willing to protect us. Our responsibility, of course, is to ask Him for protection. When we call upon Him in prayer, He will answer—in His own time and in His own way.

If you find yourself enduring difficult circumstances, remember that God remains in His heaven. If you become discouraged with the direction of your day or your life, turn your thoughts and prayers to Him. He is a God of possibility, not negativity. He will guide you through your difficulties and beyond them. And then, with a renewed spirit of optimism and hope, you can thank the Giver for gifts that are simply too numerous to count.

God will make obstacles serve His purpose.

LETTIE COWMAN

GOD’S PROMISES ABOUT ADVERSITY

I called to the Lord in my distress; I called to my God. From His temple He heard my voice.

II SAMUEL 22:7 CSB

The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock where I seek refuge. My shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior.

II SAMUEL 22:2–3 CSB

God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.

JAMES 1:12 NLT

He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds.

PSALM 147:3 CSB

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

PSALM 23:1 KJV