20 THINGS TO DO IN TIMES OF TROUBLE

 Greetings Brothers and Sisters in the Lord...are you in TROUBLED TIMES?  Does it look like those who do wrong (wrongdoers) and do evil (evildoers) cause you to be envious because the appear to be getting away with murder...while you do good and the right things as you try to follow the Lord...and you get butkus?  I mean...you might as well go over to the dark side...RIGHT?  WRONG!!!!

This Rambling is taken directly from a Facebook post in the RUMINATOR SUNDAY SCHOOL GROUP.  My prayer..is that this Rambling will encourage you...in discouraging times.  Here are 20 THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO IN TIMES OF TROUBLE:      

WHAT TO DO IN THE FACE OF EVILDOERS AND WRONGDOERS (Psalm 37)
In the face of those who do evil (evil doers) and those who do wrong (wrongdoers) it seems at times that they are getting away with murder...while you are doing good (good doer) and doing right (right doer) and we become ENVIOUS. Psalm 37 is one of my favorite Psalms that gives us some proactive things to do in the face of distractions. Here are the TOP TWENTY THINGS TO DO...IN TIMES OF TROUBLE:
1. Be not envious

2. Realize the outcome. They will (a) wither like the grass (b) fade like the green
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 3. Trust in the Lord (believe...trust in, cling to, rely on)

 4. Do good (and not bad)

 5. Dwell in the land (walk in the promise of God)

 6. Cultivate faithfulness (remove those things that choke out the seed of the Word)

 7. Cultivate faithfulness (feed on God's faithfulness)

 8. Delight yourself in the Lord (become pliable in the Lord) Cause and Effect of
     delighting yourself in the Lord=He will give (plant and bring to pass) the desires
     of your heart

 9. Commit your way to the Lord (Start and hold your course with God)

 10. Trust also in Him...He will do it.

 11. Rest in the Lord (relax in the Spirit)

 12. Wait patiently for the Lord (Confidently expect without anxiety for the future)

 13. Fret not because of the evil and wrong doers as they prosper as they carry out
      their wicked schemes. FRET=going over and over and over again in your mind

 14. Cease from anger (Stop it by your choice...make a decision)

 15. Forsake wrath (leave room for God to deal with wrath)

 16. Fret not (#2) If you don't it will dead only to evildoing...so you become like
       them.

 17. Wait (confidently hope and expect) for the Lord (don't get ahead of Him)

 18. Depart from evil (turn and run like Joseph)

 19. Do good...as opposed to doing bad

 20. Dwell, utter wisdom, speak wisdom, wait for the Lord, keep His way, take
       refuge in Him.

"But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord...He is their strength in TIME OF TROUBLE. And the Lord HELPS them, and DELIVERS them...He DELIVERS them from the wicked, and SAVES them... because they TAKE REFUGE IN HIM." (Psalm 37:40)

I hope this encourages you in discouraging times.

Love and Secure Kisses
Rodney "Delighting In The Lord" Boyd