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ne of our common mis- knew what to do: "I sought the sity tear me apart and turn me inspire the spirit's flight upward.
takes is that we live with LORD, and He answered me; He into a different person. Things They burn and blister when they
Oour troubles. We live with delivered me from all my fears" may be shaking all around me, are pent up within. Here's a good
them, instead of above them. We (Ps. 34:4 NIV). His fears were but I know the promise God resolve: I will not let troubles
allow them to get inside us, there, but so was his faith! made to His trusting child: diminish my faith, shatter my
control us, toss us around, and To retain composure and control "Nothing shall shake him... Bad peace and destroy my com-
churn up our emotions. In short - we each need to say to our- news shall have no terrors for posure. I will put the full weight
our troubles overtake us. This is selves: "Things around me have him, because his heart is of trust on God's trustworthy
ruinous! changed, but I have not steadfast, trusting in the Lord" promise: "Thou wilt keep him in
When things go wrong, we changed. Nothing in me has (Ps. 112:6-7 NEB). perfect peace, whose mind is
ought not go wrong with them. changed. I am still the person I Troubles can bless or burn. stayed on Thee" (Isaiah 26:3
That's the time to go right. David was before. I will not let adver- They bring a blessing when they KJV).