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It Will Be Okay, God Is With You!

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. Psalms 23:4

Kenneth Wilson tells how he slept in the attic of his family's four-story home. As the youngest he went to bed first - and it felt like a long way to the top of those stairs; especially since there was no electricity up there and a gas light had to be turned on, then turned off again once he was settled. He writes, 'That room seemed to be at the end of the earth, close to unexplained noises and dark secrets. My father would try to stop the windows from rattling by wedging matchsticks into the cracks, but they rattled in spite of his efforts. Sometimes he'd read me a story. But inevitably the time would come when he'd turn out the light, shut the door and I'd hear his steps on the stairs growing fainter and fainter. Then all would be quiet except for the rattling windows - and my cowering imagination. Once I remember my father asking, 'Would you rather I leave the light on and go downstairs, or turn the light out and stay with you for a while?' I chose his presence in the darkness over his absence in the light.' Is that not what we all want most: the assurance that God is with us? The Psalmist said, 'Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me...' (Psalm 23:4). God's love is not determined by your comfort level. You never have to wonder where He is, or worry that He will abandon you when the going gets tough. Whatever you are facing right now, just look up and whisper 'Thou art with me.'

Prayer
Heavenly Father, thank you for being the Father that never leaves or abandons me! Help me draw assurance of that fact today and every day. In Jesus’ Name, Amen