Our unbelief is a tragedy when it really comes to God's good plan for our lives. He longs for us to believe Him and in Him only, to come to Him with simple childlike faith and trust what He says to us in His Word. If you feel guilty right now and are afraid that God is mad at you, then you are miserable. But your misery can be immediately changed to peace and joy by simply believing God's Word. Believe that God loves you and that He is ready to show you mercy and forgive you completely. Believe that God has a good plan for your life. Believe that God is not mad at you. When we have a need, we can sometimes find it easy to talk about it, to tell a friend about it, and even to complain about it but God wants us to pray about it. Go to the throne, not to the phone. We can't have a positive life and a negative mind. I mentioned that letting God fight our battles certainly doesn’t mean that we sit idly by and do nothing. First, we should be very active spiritually.

We should praise and worship God and be thankful for all He has done for us and for what we expect Him to do in the future. We should also lift up our shields of faith, which quench all the fiery darts of the enemy, Ephesians 6:16. That means we stand strong in faith, believing God’s Word and the promises no matter what our very own circumstances may be. We also need to continue to be faithful in prayer, not only praying for our own needs but interceding for others as well. During times of crisis one thing we can do is be good to other people, helping those in trouble and meeting their needs as we are able. I often find that although I cannot solve my own problem, God will use me to help someone else if I am willing to do so. For example, think about a person who needs a job. Of course that person should pray for God to give him one, but his part is to relentlessly look for a job.