5 Next Steps To Overcoming Tough TimesPrøve

## Step 1: Make Prayer Your First Response Prayer is a powerful force that we all have at our disposal. However, many times we use it as our last resort when in a crisis moment. We must learn to hit our knees first when life gives us an unexpected gut punch out of nowhere. King David and his mighty men were valiant and victorious on the battlefield on many occasions. However there was one instance when they were returning home from battle, that they found their entire village burned to the ground. It was definitely a gut punch to all of them. The enemy took all of their wives, children, and livestock captive. David’s mighty men had break down moments in which they began to blame David for this tragedy and they even went so far as to discuss killing him. David, grieving for his own wife and children, and then hearing his own men talk about killing him, decided to use prayer as his first response. He knew his problem was much bigger than him but not too big for his God. Through prayer he asked God what he should do about this tragedy and God answered with a plan for David to follow. David and his men pursued the enemy and recovered all that was taken from them. In moments of tragedy and crisis, you will hear many voices going through your mind that have the power to influence your next step in seeking a resolution or creating an even bigger problem. This is why it’s so important to push through the noise and seek God for what you should do next.