05/02/08: Trials sent by God

Jonah 1:4

1. When trials come into our lives, o Lord, help us to discern and recognise those that are sentby the devil to trouble us and those that are sent by you to get our attention


2. For any person we know now who is experiencing trials sent by the powers of darkeness, we take authority over them right now and rebuke them in Jesus' name


3. For any of us who are experiencing trials at your hand o God, give us the wisdom to understand, trust you and learn everything we need to from your loving discipline


4. Give us the maturity not to run from God-sent hardships or to complain but rather to recognise that is how you help us grow spiritually


5. help us to thank you for the good times and bad times and to trust you in both, being able to say, 'the Lord gives the Lord takes away; blessed be the name of the Lord