I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.
John 17:15 ESV
Here’s Jesus’ prayer for us in tribulation. It’s not that we would be taken out of the world, but that we would be kept from the evil one. Remember that the word kept means guarded. He is a shield about us. He will guard our hearts and minds.
We want to be miracled out of our trials and troubles, but Jesus wants to guard us through them. God is in control; He is the sovereign God. He allowed this for His good reasons. They are good reasons. He is completing that good work in you that He began, that you asked Him to complete. He’s loving you to the fullest. Jumping over the transformative work of tribulation is cheating yourself out of God’s good purposes for you! God’s preparing you for His work He’s created you for.
What work could He be preparing you for during an end times tribulation? He’s preparing you for eternity. He’s preparing you to reign with Him! There is much still to be done.
Humble yourself under God’s hand and allow Him to do His good work in you.
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.
1 Peter 5:6 BSB
The Tribulation 