God has said, " Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you. " So we say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. "
At times, life gets hard and losses threaten to strip us of hope rather than cover us with increased faith. Suffering sits down, takes you firmly by the hand and gives you a slide show of your life and you're left feeling more alone in darkness than ever.
But still, our experiences with pain and struggle, trouble and hardships do not diminish the promises of God at all. We're confronted with hard reality and God's promise to help us, to never leave us, suddenly feels false simply because we wrestle with our many contrary feelings. We smile and say things are okay. God doesn't want us to pretend our faith or give lip service to His promises. God wants us to "be restless on the journey and confident in the destination." God will always be there even when we don't feel Him, and sometimes, when we least expect it but most need it, believing can mean seeing.
God's promises are so much greater than our feelings. They are sound and sure, the stuff to nail our heart to in the worst travails of life. That is how great is our God, the one that will lead us to the place of beauty and comfort. ♥
God bless us all :))
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