We all have problems in our lives.
Some are vocal about them and share with anyone and everyone that will listen.
Some air them out on Social Media for the entire world to see.
Some confide in a select few to share with.
Some just bottle them up and pretend like everything is perfect.
We’ve all got problems, every one of us.
Those problems can come from home life, work life, school life, church life, or a mix of all.
It might be your boyfriend, or girlfriend, or wife or husband or kids.
No matter who you are, no matter your age, not matter what, we all have problems.
My question to you this morning is this, “What’s your problem”?
We are 37 hours away from a brand-new year.
We are 133,200 seconds from 2019.
That’s 2,220 minutes until the ball drops and we get more new problems.
What’s your problem today?
I was reading some Billy Graham “Answers” the other day and ran across a good one.
Question: I'm about to give up on God. I've prayed and prayed for Him to take away my problems, but nothing has changed. Why doesn't God do something? I thought He was supposed to care about us.
Answer: God does care about us—far more than we will ever imagine. Even when we forget Him or ignore Him, He does not forget us or ignore us, because His love for us is everlasting. The Bible says, “O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever” (Psalm 106:1).
Why, then, doesn’t He take our problems away when we ask Him? I’ve pondered this question most of my life, and to be honest I don’t have an answer that covers every situation. God sees the whole picture; we see only a part. Someday we will understand, when we see Jesus in heaven—but until then, the Bible says, “For we walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7).
But I do know this: Often God answers our prayers not by taking our problems away, but by giving us the strength and wisdom to deal with them. Yes, when problems arise we all wish they’d just go away—but sometimes God wants us to turn to Him and instead ask Him for the strength to stand up under them. And when we do, He has promised to grant it.
May this be your experience as you turn your life over to Jesus Christ and trust your problems into His care. God loves you; He loves you so much that He sent His Son into the world to make you part of His family forever. Put your trust in Him today.
READ Galatians 2:20
All through the bible we see people with problems.
In the OT there are a few that come to mind.
Job had a problem with suffering
Moses had a problem with not feeling capable
Caleb had a problem with fear
Samson had a problem with being worldly
David had a problem with slander (among other things)
Jehoshaphat had a problem with anxiety
Elijah had a problem with depression
Jonah had a problem with being prejudice
Isaiah had a problem with guilt
Jeremiah had a problem with doubt
Haggai had a problem with materialism
Malachi had a problem with feeling unimportant
You see, no one is ever exempt from having problems, so what’s yours?
We can overcome anything that has us bogged down.
Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”
I can do ALL things!!!
Our problems hinder us from being who God has made us to be.
It keeps us from being that dad, or mom.
It holds us back from being that husband or wife.
It stops us from being that brother or sister.
It prevents us from worshiping our Lord and Savior.
Our problems more than likely are tied to sin and any sin in your life will keep you from wholly worshipping Jesus.
He is the Only Begotten Son of God and He deserves every ounce of Praise we can squeeze out of this fleshly body.
Jesus can perform a great miracle in your life and solve all those problems you might have, if you’ll let Him.
There are 37 recorded miracles performed by Jesus alone in the Bible.
Brace yourself, here they come!
1. Turned Water to Wine
2. Healed the Officials son
3. Cast out a demon
4. Healed Peter’s Mother-in-law
5. Healed the sick in an evening
6. Caught a bunch of fish
7. Cleanses one man with Leprosy
8. Healed the Centurion’s servant
9. Healed the man with Palsy
10. Healed a man with a withered hand
11. Raises a widow’s son
12. Calms a storm
13. Cast out more demons (into hogs)
14. Heals a woman in the crowd
15. Raises Jairus’ daughter to life
16. Heals 2 blind men
17. Heals a mute man
18. Healed the helpless man
19. Fed 5,000
20. Walked on water
21. Healed the sick in Gennesaret
22. Cast out demons in a young girl
23. Healed a deaf and dumb man
24. Fed 4,000
25. Heals a blind man
26. Heals another blind man
27. Cast out demons from a young boy
28. Puts money in a fish’s mouth (for taxes)
29. Healed a man that was blind, mute and possessed
30. Healed a crippled woman
31. Healed a man with dropsy on the Sabbath
32. Cleanses 10 lepers
33. Raises Lazarus
34. Restores Bartimaeus’ sight
35. Withers the fig tree
36. Fixes a severed ear
37. Caught a bunch more fish
37 miracles, thousands of people touched, blessed, or healed.
37 times it was recorded that Jesus helped someone or a bunch of some ones, with problems.
That’s what Jesus does, He fixes problems that you can’t fix alone.
We see Jesus described in so many different ways in our lives.
• The Great Physician
• The Great I AM
• The Almighty One
• Alpha & Omega
• Author and Perfecter of our Faith
• Deliverer
• Good Shephard
• King of Kings
• Lamb of God
• Mediator
• Messiah
• Our Hope
• Risen Lord
• Rock
• Son of Man
• The Door
• The Way
• The Word
But today, I want Him to be your Problem Solver.
Today, I want you to give it all to Him.
Start the new year off with a clean slate and let Him help you keep it that way as long as you will let Him.
Again, my question is “What’s your problem”?
Whatever it might be, you need to share it with the Lord right now.
You need to give it all to Him this very moment and ask for some help.
He’s the only One that is willing to bare your heavy load.
He is the only One willing to share the weight of whatever has you down.
He can take away the hurt and pain,
The heartache and tears,
The loneliness and despair.
He can fix your problems.
Someone here today may have a big problem that needs to be fixed right now.
Listen, I have 99 different problems going on right now, but me going to Hell ain’t one of them.
Fix that problem first and see if the others don’t get fixed before you know it.
What’s your problem?
Play Chain Breaker and give ALTAR CALL
If you’ve got pain - He’s a pain taker
If you feel lost - He’s a way maker
If you need freedom or saving - He’s a prison-shaking Savior
If you’ve got chains - He’s a chain breaker
