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“We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials…”
Most people rejoice when problems are removed. Scripture calls us to something higher: rejoicing *in* the midst of problems and trials, because God is using them to accomplish something in us that nothing else can produce.
Let us look at what the Word of God says:
> “And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
> And patience, experience; and experience, hope:
> And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.”
> — Romans 5:3–5 (KJV)
And again:
> “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
> As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
> Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
> For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
> Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
> — Romans 8:35–39 (KJV)
The song’s central truth is this:
In Christ, suffering is not meaningless. Suffering, rightly responded to, becomes the pathway to endurance, proven character, unshakable hope, and a deeper revelation of God’s love.
The chorus repeats the phrase:
> “And this hope will not lead to disappointment.”
The Holy Spirit wants to anchor that truth deep in the heart of every believer: biblical hope, grounded in the love of God in Christ, never ends in shame or disappointment.
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Romans is Paul’s most systematic presentation of the gospel. By chapter 5, Paul has already established that:
Then, in Romans 5:1, he draws a tremendous conclusion:
> “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
This is the foundation. Before he speaks of rejoicing in suffering, he speaks of peace with God. We are no longer God’s enemies. The war between us and God has ended at the cross.
In verses 2–5 Paul describes the *privileges* that flow out of justification:
1. We have access by faith into this grace (v. 2)
2. We rejoice in hope of the glory of God (v. 2)
3. We also rejoice in tribulations (v. 3)
We must see the sequence. Paul does not begin with tribulation. He begins with peace, grace, and the hope of glory. Only then does he address suffering. We are not called to rejoice in suffering as isolated, random pain, but as part of a divine process under the hand of a loving God.
By Romans 8, Paul has unfolded life in the Spirit, our adoption as sons, and the assurance that the Spirit bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God (Romans 8:16). Then he introduces another vital truth:
> “…if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.”
> — Romans 8:17
Suffering is linked with glory. Not as a possibility, but as a pattern.
The context of Romans 8:35–39 is therefore:
All moving toward one goal: the revealing of the sons of God and the redemption of our bodies (Romans 8:18–25).
Into this context Paul asks:
“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?” (8:35)
The circumstances he lists are real, not theoretical: tribulation, distress, persecution, famine, nakedness, danger, sword. These were not imaginary to the early believers. Many of them suffered exactly these things. Yet Paul declares that *none* of these can separate us from the love of God in Christ.
So Romans 5:3–5 and Romans 8:35–39 together give us a full picture:
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Let us look at two key words in Romans 5:3–5.
### 1. “Tribulations” — *thlipsis* (θλῖψις)
Romans 5:3 (KJV):
> “And not only so, but we glory in *tribulations* also…”
The Greek word is θλῖψις (thlipsis). It literally means “pressure,” “affliction,” “being pressed, squeezed, or crushed.”
It carries the picture of something being put under intense pressure. So when Paul says “tribulations,” he is not speaking only of inconvenience or minor trouble. He speaks of real pressure—situations that squeeze us, where our natural resources are not enough.
Understanding this word helps us see what the lyrics mean:
> “We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials…”
The “problems and trials” are more than surface irritations. They are times when everything presses in on us. According to Scripture, these pressures are not wasted. God uses *pressure* to produce something in us that ease and comfort never produce.
### 2. “Hope” — *elpis* (ἐλπίς)
Romans 5:4–5:
> “…experience, hope:
> And hope maketh not ashamed…”
The word ἐλπίς (elpis) means more than wishful thinking. In modern English, “hope” can be uncertain: “I hope it doesn’t rain.” But biblical *elpis* is confident expectation based on the character and promise of God.
So when the lyrics say:
> “And this hope will not lead to disappointment…”
The meaning is:
The confident expectation we have in God, formed in us through suffering and sustained by His love poured out by the Holy Spirit, will never leave us exposed or ashamed. It will not collapse under pressure. It will stand in the day of testing.
This is not optimism. It is a settled assurance rooted in the unchanging love of God in Christ.
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Let us take the lyrics phrase by phrase and connect them with the Word.
### A. “We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials…”
This is the language of Romans 5:3:
> “We glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience…”
And it resonates with James 1:2–4:
> “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
> Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
> But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.”
Notice both Paul and James connect joy with testing. Yet this joy is not in the pain itself, but in what God is doing through it. Paul uses a crucial word: “knowing” (Romans 5:3). The believer rejoices not because he likes suffering, but because he *knows* something about God’s purpose.
If we do not know, we will not rejoice. Knowledge is vital.
The spiritual reality:
The same circumstances can either crush a person or refine them, depending on their response. The believer who stands on the Word can say, “This trial is not the end. God is producing something in me.”
### B. “For we know that they help us develop endurance.”
Romans 5:3:
> “Tribulation worketh patience…”
The word “patience” here is ὑπομονή (hypomonē)—better translated “endurance,” “steadfastness,” or “remaining under.” It is the capacity to remain under pressure without collapsing or fleeing.
Hebrews 10:36 says:
> “For ye have need of *patience* (hypomonē), that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.”
Endurance is essential for inheriting the promises of God. Many start well but do not endure. God uses trials to build in us a spiritual backbone.
Spiritual warfare context:
The enemy wants to make us quit. He puts us under pressure to drive us to despair. But as we hold fast to the Word, the very pressure he uses becomes the instrument God uses to strengthen us. God overrules Satan’s devices.
### C. “And endurance develops strength of character…”
Romans 5:4:
> “And patience, experience…”
The word translated “experience” is δοκιμή (dokimē)—“proven character,” “tested and approved.” It comes from the process of testing metals by fire to prove their genuineness.
So the progression is:
Character is what you are when no one sees. Many have gifts, but God is interested in character. He allows tests to show what is truly in us—and to purify what is mixed or impure.
1 Peter 1:6–7:
> “Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
> That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire,
> might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ.”
God considers the testing of our faith more precious than gold. The fire of affliction reveals whether our faith is genuine. It burns away what is false.
### D. “And character strengthens our confident hope of salvation.”
Romans 5:4:
> “…and experience, hope.”
The more our character is proven in the furnace of trial, the more assured we become that God is at work in us. We see that we did not collapse because His grace upheld us. This produces a deeper, more solid hope.
Philippians 1:6:
> “Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.”
Hope is strengthened as we see the evidence of God’s work in our character. We are not yet perfect, but we are no longer the same. Trials become milestones of God’s faithfulness.
Here is a vital point:
True hope is not born in classrooms, but in battlefields.
It is not formed merely by teaching, but by testing.
### E. Chorus: “And this hope will not lead to disappointment.”
Romans 5:5:
> “And hope maketh not ashamed…”
The phrase “maketh not ashamed” means this hope will never leave us humiliated, exposed, or proven false. Why?
> “…because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.”
The guarantee of our hope is not our willpower but God’s love poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit.
This connects directly with Romans 8:35–39. There Paul shows how unbreakable that love is:
None of these can separate us from the love of God in Christ.
The song’s repetition of the line “this hope will not lead to disappointment” is a warfare statement. It counters the lie of the enemy that says, “You trusted God and He failed you.” The answer of Scripture is: God’s hope never fails. Our understanding may be limited, our timing may be wrong, but His love and His ultimate purpose will never fail.
### F. “For we know how dearly God loves us…”
Romans 5:5 (NLT captures the sense well):
> “For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.”
The Greek literally:
> “The love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.”
Notice:
This is not human love for God. It is God’s love for us, made real and inwardly experienced through the Holy Spirit.
Spiritual reality:
Many believers know intellectually that God loves them. But God wants them to *experience* His love by the Holy Spirit. This is especially important in times of suffering. External circumstances may deny God’s love to the natural mind, but the Holy Spirit witnesses within, “You are loved. You are not abandoned.”
Romans 8:16:
> “The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.”
The same Spirit who bears witness that we are God’s children, pours out God’s love in our hearts.
### G. “Because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.”
This is a critical theological point: The Holy Spirit is the personal communicator of God’s love to the believer.
He does not merely teach us doctrines about love. He imparts the reality of love.
Galatians 4:6:
> “And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.”
The cry “Abba, Father” is the expression of a heart that knows it is loved. It is intimacy born of assurance.
In Romans 8:35–39, Paul reaches a climax:
> “…I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers… shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
The phrase “I am persuaded” implies a settled conviction. How did Paul reach that persuasion? Not in comfort, but through much suffering. In each trial he discovered again: “Even here, His love has not left me.” This is the work of the Spirit.
So the song rightly connects:
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We must not leave this as theory. How do we respond *practically* when we “run into problems and trials”?
### First, we must adjust our mindset about suffering.
Many believers assume: “If God loves me, He will spare me from suffering.” Scripture says: “If God loves you, He will *use* suffering to mature you.”
We need to align our thinking with God’s Word:
A practical proclamation here is helpful:
“I choose to see my current trial as a tool in God’s hand, not as evidence of His rejection.”
### Second, we must cooperate with the process, not resist it in unbelief.
James 1:4 says:
> “But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.”
We “let” endurance have its work. We do not short-circuit the process by murmuring, quitting, or turning to sin for relief.
How do we cooperate?
Prayer in practice: “Lord, I do not ask primarily that You remove this pressure, but that You accomplish in me everything You intend through it.”
### Third, we must deliberately receive and rely on the love of God through the Holy Spirit.
Romans 5:5 shows us that our hope is sustained by a continuous inner outpouring of God’s love.
This calls for an active relationship with the Holy Spirit:
When accusations come—“God has forgotten you,” “You are alone”—answer them with Scripture:
> “Nothing can separate me from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus my Lord.” (Romans 8:39)
Then ask the Holy Spirit to make that more than words—to make it a felt reality.
### Fourth, we must make proclamations of hope in the face of pressure.
Hope grows as it is confessed. Romans 10:10:
> “For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”
Align your mouth with God’s process:
Instead of:
Say:
Instead of:
Say:
As you proclaim truth, you resist the lies of the enemy and cooperate with grace.
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### Proclamation
Say this out loud, thoughtfully, as an act of faith:
> I thank You, Lord, that I have been justified by faith,
> and I have peace with God through my Lord Jesus Christ.
>
> Through Jesus I have access by faith into this grace in which I stand,
> and I rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
>
> I also choose to rejoice in problems and trials,
> because I know that pressure produces endurance,
> endurance produces proven character,
> and proven character produces a confident hope.
>
> This hope will not bring me to shame or disappointment,
> because the love of God is being poured out in my heart
> by the Holy Spirit who has been given to me.
>
> I declare that nothing—
> no tribulation, no distress, no persecution, no famine,
> no nakedness, no danger, no sword,
> no power in heaven or on earth,
> nothing present and nothing to come—
> will ever separate me from the love of God
> which is in Christ Jesus my Lord.
>
> In every trial I am more than a conqueror
> through Him who loves me. Amen.
### Prayer
Father, in the name of Jesus, I bring before You every problem and trial I am facing. I confess that many times I have viewed these pressures as proof that You were distant or displeased. Today I renounce that false thinking.
I submit myself afresh to Your Word. I ask that by the Holy Spirit You would work in me endurance, proven character, and a steadfast hope. Where my heart is weak, strengthen it. Where my thinking is wrong, correct it.
Holy Spirit, I invite You to pour the love of God into my heart in a new way. Let the cross of Jesus stand before me as the unshakable evidence that I am loved. When accusations come, bear witness with my spirit that I am a child of God, secure in the Father’s love.
Lord, I choose not to flee from the refining fire, but to trust You in the midst of it. Use every pressure, every trial, every disappointment to conform me to the image of Your Son. And in each situation, make me more than a conqueror through Him who loved me.
I affirm before heaven, earth, and hell that my hope in You will not end in disappointment, because Your love never fails. I ask this in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
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