The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.
Deuteronomy 31:7-9
We all go through hard, trying times where we feel distant from God. Yet we are reassured by this verse that the Lord HIMSELF goes before us! What a wonderful thought; he has been there done that and now he is going to walk you through it.
Looking back on many of the hard times that I have been through I realize that God was there the entire time leading me. I had no reason to doubt his presence, just because it’s hard does not mean God is not there. He is usually closer than ever during those hard times, but we think he is distant because we are hurting. The hurt is God refining us, and molding us into who he wants us to be.
