Trouble comes not because we have taken any wrong step but because we are in a complex and contradictory world.
As for me and my house, I have no other refuge than this command of Jesus, 'Only believe' that is my refuge.
Forgiveness of sin strikes the root of all pain.
Asking God for a specific thing will amount to limiting God to a specific answer.
Read the Bible for the salvation of your soul, not the solution to your problem.
You are responsible for what you give your attention to.