When the going gets tough... use a measuring stick!

Isaiah 26:3-4
(3)You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! (4)Trust in the Lord always, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock.

Isaiah 26:7-8
(7)But for those who are righteous, the way is not steep and rough. You are a God who does what is right, and you smooth out the path ahead of them. (8)Lord, we show our trust in you by obeying your laws; our heart's desire is to glorify your name.

God's promise to us is that if we keep our thoughts focused on Him and trust Him, then not only will we have perfect peace; but He will smooth out the path ahead of us.
Nay, you say, I often trip over obstacles and fall along the path though I trust in Him.
Well, shall we take a test then? 2 Corinthians 13:5 encourages us to examine whether our claim of faith in Him is genuine.
According to Isaiah 26:8 we show our trust in God by obeying His laws; when our heart's desire is to glorify His name then our trust is validated.
Furthermore, our faith is evidenced by our example. 1 John 2:3-6 teaches that if we claim to be a Christian then our life will imitate Christ's.
No one will perfectly imitate Christ consistently. But God has provided a "measuring stick" to judge for ourselves just how much we are trusting Him. This measuring stick is His Word.
If you are having a rough walk or facing a road block in your life, perhaps it may benefit you to take out God's "measuring stick" and test yourself.
Do you need to have more trust in Him. Are there areas in your life that God is telling you that you need to be more obedient in?
Maybe you need an obstacle moved... or a bridge provided over a gulf of doubt... Whatever your need; if you trust in Him, then you must believe what He has said in His Word. He has promised that whatever you are facing, He will make a way for you to be able to bear it -1 Corinthians 10:13.
Take a moment and listen to "God Will Make A Way" on tangle or youtube and be blessed.