It is easy for Christians to have the false impression that once we have established a relationship with Christ, which we believe sets us right with God, the problems of life will somehow scoot away or they will slowly be removed from our lives.

Swindoll is warning against a common strain of “triumphalism” in Christian life: the expectation that conversion or renewed faith will automatically eliminate hardship. He frames this as a “false impression,” implying that suffering, conflict, and ordinary pressures remain part of life even for those “set…right with God.” The image of problems that “scoot away” underscores how unrealistic and childish this expectation can be. The quote aligns with a pastoral emphasis found in much evangelical teaching: salvation changes one’s standing with God and provides resources for endurance, but it does not exempt believers from grief, temptation, or the consequences of living in a broken world.