Welcome to the In-Touch Podcast with Charles Stanley for Friday, April 14.

We have been learning about the different aspects of God's character,

but these facts should ultimately transform the way we live.

Let's close out this study by positioning yourself to continually live under the shadow of the Almighty.

Now the Bible is full of wonderful, beautiful promises all of which are backed up by the omnipotent hand of God,

that is, He is able to fulfill every single promise in the book.

And once in a while some Christian says, well, I know that I'm saved,

and I believe I do know some of the promises in the Bible, but why does God allow certain things to happen to me?

Why do I get in trouble? Why do I have enemies?

Why is it that I'm full of worry, of fretting, of crying, of weeping, of frustration, or anxiety?

Why are these things so besetting to me? Why do these things happen to my family if God is God?

And if what He says is true, that my God shall supply all your need according to this rich single rebuke Christ Jesus,

why doesn't God supply my need?

Now listen, it isn't because God has grown weak or that God has forgotten His promise,

nor is it necessarily the reason that you have sin in your life.

But there's another reason, and that reason oftentimes is that even though we know what the promise is,

and even though we believe as much as we know how, that God will fulfill His promise,

learning how to apply that promise to our life is the one thing we oftentimes overlook.

But Psalm 91 of all the scriptures in the Old Testament, Psalm 91 is the most beautiful, I believe,

and most comprehensive when it comes to how God protects His children.

So I want us to look at three things primarily here.

And think about your own life now. We're not talking about just external enemies, but internal,

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