THE FACTS ABOUT TROUBLE. 2 TIM. 4:16-18 I REMEMBER READING ONE TIME WHERE SOMEONE SAID, “IF YOU WILL PREACH TO HURTING PEOPLE, YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE A LISTENING AUDIENCE.” WELL, THE APOSTLE PAUL HAD A THD—A DOCTORATE IN TROUBLE AND HEARTACHE. SITTING IN A ROMAN DUNGEON, FACING IMMINENT DEATH, PAUL PENNED IN FOUR SENTENCES A LITERAL TREASURE-TROVE OF TRUTH ABOUT TROUBLE. FOR THE PERSON IN THE FLOOD OF TROUBLE, HIS WORDS ARE A LIFELINE. YOU NEED TO KNOW THE FACTS ABOUT TROUBLE. WOULD YOU OPEN YOUR BIBLES WITH ME TO 2 TIMOTHY, CHAPTER 4? I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU 3 PRINCIPLES TO REMEMBER WHEN YOU ARE IN TROUBLE. 1. REMEMBER THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD IN TROUBLE2. REMEMBER THE PURPOSE OF THE LORD FOR TROUBLE3. REMEMBER THE PROTECTION OF THE LORD THROUGH TROUBLE. EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS TO YOU IN YOUR EARTHLY LIFE IS GETTING YOU READY FOR ETERNAL LIFE. IT IS BETTER TO DIE IN A MOMENT AND LIVE FOR ETERNITY, THAN TO LIVE IN A MOMENT AND DIE FOR ETERNITY. BOTTOM LINE IS THAT GOD IS OUR LIFELINE. WHEN TIMES ARE TOUGH, AND TROUBLE IS REAL, GOD IS FAITHFUL. HE’LL NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU, AND HE WILL SEE YOU THROUGH.