There will be trials.
There will be tribulation.
There will be sorrow.
There will be separation.
Now, with the ugly
There’ll come the bad.
And you’re wont to ask,
“Where is God?
Does he look away
When my life’s amiss?”
To you, my friend
I tell you this:
He is in each tear that slides down each cheek,
When wounds are raw and the horizon looks bleak.
He’s in each smile of the children, each twinkle in each eye,
While running on the grass and swinging under the blue sky.
He’s in each gentle wind that dances with your hair,
In each embrace, when loneliness overpowers and tends to despair.
My message to every mister, every missus or miss:
In each and everything, that’s where God is.
Life has its ups. It definitely has the downs. During the happy times, it’s sometimes easy to say that we are so blessed by God. But, when we are met with difficulty, it would feel as if we were abandoned by Him. When things don’t go the way we planned, when we lose something or someone we value, when we are struck with tragedy; Jesus is there, ready to hold our hands, ready to embrace us, ready to just sit beside us and listen.
I want to tell the woman who inspired this post, who is in dire need of money, who is having marriage problems: Please hold on to Jesus. He is with us when we seek Him.
Joshua 1:9 (ESV)
9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
Romans 8:38-39 (ESV)
38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Hebrews 13:5 (ESV)
5 Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Psalm 23:4 (ESV)
4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
Are you struggling with anything? Tell me in the comments and I’ll pray for you. If you prefer privacy, leave me a message by clicking the lower left corner of the screen to send me your prayer request.
Doctor Eamer says
Hebrews 1:9! Thanks!!!
Mommy Maye says
I agree with you, that at times when our life is easy we feel blessed. But when we are experiencing difficulty, we tend to feel that God is already forsaken us. Learning to trust God that He will not give us anything we can’t handle and accepting things we cannot change will help us bring back peace in our life. This is an inspiring post.
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ceemee says
We do need peace in our lives and trusting in God brings that. Thank you Maye!
Chin chin says
Thanks for the encouraging word. When we do have troubles, it doesn’t mean that God has abandoned us. It’s the best time to keep the faith and God will see us through.
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Nilyn Matugas says
Thank you for this very encouraging post! Made me remember the book I read before, it’s entitled “Where is God when it hurts”. The bible is filled with promises that can definitely strengthen us during tough times.
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Maria says
This is an inspiring post. Thank you for sharing. Sometimes, we just need a bit of prayer warriors among us.
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Dominique Goh says
God is certainly around. It’s just sometimes we get so caught up with our own troubles or self pity to notice him working in our lives
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ceemee says
I agree with that Dominique!
Peachy @ The Peach Kitchen says
Thank you for this post Ceemee. It is very heartfelt. I always believe that Jesus is always with us even in times of troubles and problems.
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Mayen says
Wow, thank you for offering to pray for us. All I want is the safety of my family. Thanks for also reminding us that God is everywhere. 🙂
Michi says
I agree, when life is not easy we tend to question God but we have to remember that God is in control.
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Melgie says
Surely life has Ups and Downs- and usually we tend to give up so easily. Thanks to this inspiring post, Sis. I know that God gives us trials to make us more stronger.
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Marichu says
thanks for this post! it is good to be reminded that God is everywhere especially in times of trial when sometimes you though pt He abandoned us
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Aby says
Inspiring post.. We should never think that God abandon us if something bad had happen.. Let us always think about the good side of everything 🙂
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Mommy Anna says
Thanks for this post, it helps me to enlighten especially now that I am having a little bit of trials
ceemee says
Welcome!
redamethyst says
very inspiring. God will not give us trials and problems that we can’t handle.
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The Filipina WAHM says
To your friend who is facing a lot of trials right now, just like you, I will also say hold on to Jesus. I faced a lot of problems but only in Jesus I found peace within. God bless!
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