Have you ever found yourself wondering why you seem to be surrounded by trial and suffering? You love God and you’re making a consistent effort to be more like Him, but the trials keep pouring in. Jesus tells us that God loves us in John 3:16 but we often have our doubts because of the problems we face. King David reminds us that when God forgives us we receive a clean slate. Psalm 103 :12 says, “As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions