When trials come, how can I know whether God is calling me to patiently endure, or whether he wants me to repent of a specific sin?

God, in his grace, does not keep us from trouble and pain. But he does order and measure our trouble and pain — and then uphold us through it all.

If we don’t have a plan for when, where, and how we will read the Bible, our devotions will probably fall before the demands of the day.