It is hard to trust in the Lord if we do not understand why He allows things to happen to us and do not see them as benefiting us. Then trust God to do what is best for us. Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Yahweh is the strength of my life. We tend to fear what we do not understand, and we tend to worship the things we fear.
Fear is a natural response of seeing a situation from man's point of view.
It is hard to rejoice in events that normally produce the opposite emotions. However, if we see these same events from God's point of view and realize that they are designed for our good, it becomes easy to rejoice. We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose. For Visiting This Page Revised June 2000. Scriptures changed to The World English Bible.