Like the arrival of a sudden storm at sea, we will all experience times of unexpected difficulty and trouble in our lives.
Whatever the problem may be, we as God’s children usually exert great effort to trust in God’s faithfulness to see us through the struggle. But because of the unhealed wounds in our hearts, we are vulnerable to the Enemy’s attack, and Satan uses his biggest weapons of fear and doubt to set up unbelief in our hearts and minds.  While we ride out the storm, the waves of fear and doubt pound against our belief system as we struggle to stay afloat, and hang on. Like the undertow that attempts to pull us down to the bottom of the ocean, our fearful minds and hearts pull us down into anxiety, worry, and fretting as we try to figure out how to get to safety. Then the rip currents of anger drive us further out into the ocean as we thrash about in frustration and confusion, not knowing which way to turn.Then in this struggling state we turn back to our big God and pray, “Help me, O Lord my God!” He hears the cries of our heart, as He fights the Enemy for us, so we can experience spiritual and emotional rest. With His help we will be able to believe and profess: “I may be in the midst of many problems, but it’s not over yet.  I believe that God will see me through the storms and bring me to a better place. Thank you, Lord, for so great a salvation! Thank you, Lord , that you stand at the right hand of the poor and needy!”
“For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded and stricken within me. I toss up and down and am shaken off as the locust. Help me, O Lord my God: O save me according to Your mercy and loving-kindness! (Psalm 109: 22-23b, 26).