“⁶ Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before The LORD, and Satan came also among them  .⁷ And The LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou?  Then Satan answered The LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it  .⁸ And The LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?  ⁹ Then Satan answered The LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?  ¹⁰ Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side?  thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land”   Job 1:6-9.

“From where does trouble come?” says The LORD

“For I have created all,” says The LORD.  “By My Hand, nations rise and fall again.  A child is born and death comes to the old.  And throughout all the seasons of this life that you live, the rain falls on the just and the unjust.

Trouble comes to all mankind.  But to those who know Me, I can turn that trouble into great benefit to you.

The enemy himself came to My Courts many millennium ago.  He inquired about My Servant Job and saw that there was a hedge of protection around him.

I allowed him to go and do his mischief with him.  And throughout all the loss of life and possessions, he was still faithful to Me.

My People, the tide rolls in and resides.  There are blessings in this life and there are trials as well.  For without the cold, bitter months you would not know about the Spring.

I have told you to welcome various trials as old friends.  But at the time these trials are very unpleasant.  And yet in time when you look back upon them, you can see how my hand worked through them.  Even tragedy has its awards,” says The LORD.  Even in great sorrow one is made into a wise man.

These are things that many do not teach.  These are principles of life that many who stand in the pulpits of today do not speak of.  For they would say, ‘claim this and claim that.’  And yet, those are not the principles of My Kingdom.

He who would see long life and prosper upon this earth would see that a house built with own hands will eventually come to ruin.  But he whose house is built upon the solid rock will find that the storms will rise, but his house will remain intact because he put his faith and trust in Me.”

Postscript

Above is a Prophetic Word about the issues of trouble that we all face.

In light of some of the several things that we have been going through lately, it seemed to be appropriate again.

Some of the things we go through in this life are just part of life and yet others, seem to come from the enemy and attack us from all sides.

But even those things that seemingly do come from the enemy, are used by God Himself to bring us unto maturity.

For the testings and the trials all can and do work together for our good in forming us into His Image.  So perhaps, not all the seemingly bad things that we ascribe to the enemy actually do come from Him.

To be quite honest, I was downcast the last couple of days because of having to pay for a honest mistake of ours.  It was an expense that I hadn’t planned for by any means — no one wants to have their truck or vehicle towed away, especially after spending a wonderful day sight-seeing in a city they’ve never visited before.

Suffering is a part of life; it is something that all of us encounter, and it is inescapable.  We all have and know about the promises of God, and without them we would have no hope in his life.

None of us want to go through trials or to face hardships, but God always seems to have a reason for these things.

We all know about the saying, “You reap what you sow,” but bad things also happen to people who follow after God.

I hear stories about people who trust in God with all their hearts, and they are obedient to him in so many ways.

And yet these very people have spouses or sons and daughters, who have overwhelming diseases and catastrophes in their lives.  I hear the stories of how they have prayed for healing, have had hands laid upon them, and have been anointed with oil.

They believed, they prayed earnestly for recovery and yet, the person is still afflicted. You say,

“Perhaps their faith wasn’t strong enough….”

“Perhaps there was some sin that prevented the healing from happening….”

“Perhaps God in his infinite wisdom has let the malady stay there…”

“Perhaps the thorn in the flesh has a reason for its existence….”

What about the parents who pour their hearts and souls into the son or daughter, who continually chooses to neglect the gift that has been given to them in the form of education.

What happens when countless prayers and sleepless nights see the child again refuse to get up and go to school and to become all that they were meant to be?

What about all the promises of God and prophetic truths that speak of rainbows beyond the dark days and troubled nights?

When does the consistent endurance pray off?

When does the trial end, or is it just another attack subtly planned by the enemy to wear a family down and just throw in the towel?

Or are we to learn our lesson from the ancient patriarch Job who lost everything, but even in his deepest suffering, still was able to praise God?

We know that in the end his former possessions that had been taken away from him, in the end he received them back doubly.  His flesh was healed, but his suffering was intense, and was something that perhaps only few of us, will ever encounter.

We all know about the suffering of Christ and all of the floggings and pain he endured, particularly as he faced the death on the cross for us.

We are also told that as we are heirs with God that we will also share in his sufferings.

“Now if we are children, then we are heirs–heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.” Romans 8:17.

Part of this is so that we might be molded into his image and become more like him through the things that we suffer.

But even in the midst of these trials, there is always the hope that not only will they yield the fruit of his righteousness, but that they will come to an end, and that there would be periods of time when we might rest from these trials and tribulations.

I’ve always found that it’s kind of like the waves of the ocean — we get caught-up in a huge wave and we’re taken in by its tow, and then it slowly ebbs away.

We’re given some time to rest and things will go fine for a while, and then way out in the ocean, another wave starts its way towards us, and then the whole process starts again.

It may however, be a different issue this time.  Whereas before, the car breaks down or is towed away, our relationships are strained, and there’s a leak in the roof.

This time, a family member may be in the hospital, school has just started, and a son or daughter has decided that they aren’t going to get up in time for school.

These are normal problems that most of us face. However, there are other types of trials and persecutions that can last for even years.

These are the types of things that Job faced.  These are types of things that many of the prophets of old faced.

Suffering must run its course.  It is inescapable just like how the mighty river cuts through the cliffs and finds a new channel in its course.  It is relentless.  It doesn’t give up easily, but somehow, if we just hang on, it will subside and the tides will roll back, and we’ll be able to view the landscape before us with a new vision.

“These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” John 16:33.

Postscript : January 24, 2022.

Selah,
~ Stephen Hanson

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Stephen Hanson of In His Truth Ministries came to The LORD is a special way in 1975 and has prophesied regularly since. In these end-time birthing pangs we are reminded that judgment must first begin with the household of God. Will we be prepared and ready?

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