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| Surrounded with Song By Billy Graham • October 9 “You shall surround me with songs of deliverance.” —Psalm 32:7, NKJV Someone has said that when faith is strong, troubles become trifles. That doesn’t mean our troubles aren’t real, or that we act as if they didn’t exist. God takes them seriously—so seriously that He sent Jesus Christ into the world to deal with their root cause, which is sin. But just as Jesus triumphed over death, so He helps us triumph over trouble. Even in the midst of troubles, the Bible says, “I will turn their mourning to joy” (Jeremiah 31:13). How does it happen? By looking in faith to God. He has not abandoned us, and He has plans for our future. He can even give us an optimistic spirit—somewhat like the Englishman I heard about during World War II who stood looking at the deep hole in the ground where his bombed-out home had once stood. “I always did want a basement, I did,” he said. ”Now I can jolly well build another house like I always wanted!”  Hope for TodayHave you watched someone experience unspeakable loss and learn to smile again? Did you endure something you thought you would never survive and, yet, here you are? Only God brings beauty from ashes. | ||
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| Q: As a Christian, am I supposed to be happy all the time? | ||
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| Devotion text from Hope for Each Day with Billy Graham, © Billy Graham, published by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Bible translation used with permission. | ||
 Billy Graham Evangelistic Association | ||
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