Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? Romans 8:35 NIV
I checked several other versions of this verse and each one started with 'who'. Not 'what' but 'who'. That changes things in this verse. Each of the items listed are referred to as a who not a what. Not things. This means these are very real troubles we can have. The apostle acknowledges the fact that troubles are real, not a thing to be disregarded. We will will have trouble. Trouble will find us.
It's usually said that when you humanize your fears and put a face or name to it, it's no longer strange to you, therefore not as scary. Maybe that's what this verse wants us to do. Put a name to your trouble. Recognize it for what it is. Then remember the one who is bigger than any trouble you could ever have. You will realize you now have power over it. Power to push through no matter what.
So the next time trouble or distress comes your way, name it. Then tell it the name of the one who holds you in his hands.
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