I get stuck in certain Bible passages a lot. I’ll come upon something that really hits the spot for me, and I’ll read it over an over again for days, sometimes weeks at a time. Right now I’m stuck in Psalm 20.
I’m particularly blessed by this idea:
David prays: May the Lord answer you when you are in distress.
It stands to reason that:
The purpose for my distress is to set the stage for God’s deliverance.

Some of you are probably distressed and confused by the issues of life right now: Maxed out, uncertain, full of doubt, afraid.
Relax… help is on the way.

If you never had any questions, God couldn’t give the answers.
If there was never any distress, there could be no deliverance.