Lyrics
Chorus
Trouble in my way, I have to cry sometimes.
I lay awake at night, but that's alright;
I know my Jesus will fix it, after while.
Trouble in my way, I have to cry sometimes.
Chorus (Repeat)
Trouble in my way, I have to cry sometimes.
I lay awake at night, but that's alright;
I know my Jesus will fix it, after while.
Verse
Stepped, stepped in the furnace a long time ago;
Shadrech, Meshach and Abendigo.
No, they were not worried, oh, this I know;
They knew that Jesus will fix it after while.
Chorus (Repeat)
Trouble in my way, I have to cry sometimes.
Trouble in my way, I have to cry sometimes.
I lay awake at night, but that's alright;
Jesus will fix it after while.
Bridge
Because he fixed for my mother
(I know my Jesus will fix it)
Because he fixed for my mother
(I know my Jesus will fix it)
Outro
Jesus, He will fix it.
Gonna be alright.
It's gonna be alright in the morning,
He's gonna make a way.
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“Trouble in My Way (I Know My Jesus Will Fix It)” by Luther Barnes is a gospel song of confidence in hard nights. The first lines admit the pain plainly: “Trouble in my way, I have to cry sometimes. I lay awake at night, but that’s alright.” The singer does not deny the struggle, and answers it with trust: “I know my Jesus will fix it after while.”
The verse recalls Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the furnace, who were not worried because they knew Jesus would deliver. The story is told in Daniel 3. The bridge adds a testimony, “He fixed it for my mother,” which places the singer within a family line of answered prayer.
The closing lines look toward morning: “It’s gonna be alright in the morning, He’s gonna make a way.” That hope is close to Psalm 30:5, where weeping may last for the night but joy comes in the morning. The song is honest, patient, and rooted in memory of God’s help.
Related Scripture
- Daniel 3:16-18 The three men trust God in the furnace
- Psalm 30:5 Weeping for a night, joy in the morning
- 1 Peter 5:7 Casting every care on him