“Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep Your word. … It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn Your statutes.” Psalm 119:67, 71
God often uses sickness and trouble in our lives for our good. When all seems to be going well, we so easily neglect God’s Word and go astray. But when affliction comes, we are driven back to God’s Word and consider its teaching. We repent of our sinful ways and turn to God for mercy and forgiveness in Christ Jesus, and we look to His Word for direction in our lives.
Thank You, O merciful Father, for allowing affliction and trouble in my life that I might consider Your Word, repent of my erring ways, and look to You for mercy and direction. Amen.
[Scripture is quoted from The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.]