"Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows," Jesus tells us in the Gospel of John. "But take heart, because I have overcome the world." We shouldn't avoid our problems, we should embrace them as an opportunity to grow in the Gospel. God uses problems in our lives as a way to direct us, inspect us, correct us, show us His love, and strengthen us. Pastor David Moerbe shares this week's message from Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Gardendale, Ala.