Are all my troubles sanctified?

It is a bit scary to think it this way but it is true that God has to permit any mishap that happens in the life of a believer. If the Scriptures say that He has us in the palm of His hand and that we are the apple of His eye, then surely God is mindful of every small thing that crosses our path. When we have a fall and hurt our knee, He has already seen it. When we go through a sickness, He knows. However we have to hold this truth in its entirety. Because God cannot be tempted nor does He tempt anyone (James 1:13). God takes no pleasure in our suffering. He is not a perverse God who delays one bit in saving His people. Everything is permitted for a reason. And also, we cannot in any way claim that God is the one who initiates our trouble whatever it may be. He does not in any way orchestrate our mishap, neither He nor His angels. We sometimes find ourselves in a nasty spot because we are careless. If we think that He has to always carry us and that every trouble is sanctified, then we are in real trouble. Yes, we learn from our mistakes but God does not have to engineer our mistakes. Romans 8:28 does not tell us that all things that happen to us are good. However it says that God can make all things turn out for our good. 

All forgiven, why confess?

The whole truth of the forgiveness which Christ purchased on the cross is quite awesome to behold and the believer needs to cherish it with all of his senses. There is nothing like it and this one time sacrifice for the sins of all time is glorious and all-consuming. However, whenever someone preaches loudly that Jesus died for all of your sins including the ones that you are going to commit, something just doesn't sound right to me. It is almost like telling an unbeliever that you can be saved only if God grants you repentance. The theology may be fine but it should not be spoken that way at that point of time to that kind of person.

It is indeed true that Jesus died for the sins of all time but that cannot be presented in a way that minimizes sin or make it less grievous than it is. The fact that He paid the price for every sin of mine does not make Him look at sin with less severity. Every sin that I commit grieves His heart and it should make us grieve over it as well. I am not supposed to look at my sin as already forgiven and treat it lightly. It can lead me to a place where my confession seems less important. Some already preach - why confess when you are already forgiven. They miss the point. We are taught not to sin (1 John 2:1) and any teaching that minimizes sin is dangerous.