Help!

Our Only Real Help in Every Trouble!

Psalm 34:19 ~ “Good people do not escape all troubles—they have them too. But the Lord helps them in each and every one. God even protects them from accidents.”

I smiled at them as I listened with my grandchildren during their bedtime storybook readings. One book titled, “We’re Going On A Bear Hunt (and we’re not afraid!) illustrated the young characters setting out to find a bear. Along the way they encountered a series of difficult problem situations to figure out how to overcome so they could keep moving forward. They had several unforeseen challenges, and as each appeared, they had to reason that “they couldn’t go around them, nor could go under or over them—so they had to go through them.”

They were encouraged to lay out in detail their best critical thinking skills. I noticed how much this story was like everyday life, and the look on their faces as the problems came told me everything. I mused that while our human wiring always chooses avoidance, there is ultimately only one wise way to make the problem go away. Yes, through.

We have to go through the problem, don't we? We always hope everything will turn out well, but we long for assurances and we hate the journey from beginning to the resolution because we know there is always the chance that this time things won't go well for us.

It’s comforting to me to know that trusting God doesn’t mean being immune to trouble, right? In fact, Scripture assures us quite the opposite: “Good people don’t escape all troubles.” Hardship is not a sign of God’s absence. Rather, it’s often the place where His presence shines its brightest.

We live in a world where people ask the wrong questions, like, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” Psalm 34 reminds us that people who trust God do encounter trials—but they never walk through them alone. The Lord pledges His help in each and every problem. Not occasionally, always. Not only if we deserve it. Every. single. time.

Also, God’s protection surrounds us in unseen ways—guarding us from accidents we didn’t even know were coming. We may never know how many times God has rerouted harm, redirected timing, or quietly shielded us. His care is not always loud—but it is always constant.

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Lord, thank You that You never promised a trouble-free life, but You did promise Your help in every trouble. When things feel overwhelming, help us to remember You are already present, already working, already protecting. Teach us to trust You completely, not only for rescue, but for resilience. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Copyright July 2025; revised February 2026, Gary Landerfelt; mypericope.com