How are we supposed to handle difficult times when it feels like no one is there?

Give all your cares to the Lord and He will give you strength. He will never let those who are right with Him be shaken.

- Psalm 55:22

Questions and answers:

How are we supposed to handle difficult times when it feels like no one is there?

God said that He will never leave us, that He will never forsake us.

Remember the poem “Footprints in the Sand”?

One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.

In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand. Sometimes there were two sets of footprints, other times there was one only.

This bothered me because I noticed that during the low periods of my life, when I was suffering from anguish, sorrow or defeat, I could see only one set of footprints, so I said to the Lord,

“You promised me Lord,

that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my life there has only been one set of footprints in the sand. Why, when I needed you most, have you not been there for me?”

The Lord replied, “The years when you have seen only one set of footprints, my child, is when I carried you.”

We are never alone! 

We lean on each other in times of need, but more importantly, we lean on God.

He will never abandon us.

When it feels like no one is there, open your heart to Him.

You will find that He is there indeed, carrying you through your troubles.

 Have a blessed day!

*Thank you to the lead pastor of Rogers Christian Church for answering questions in Sunday’s service.  I have paraphrased his answers and (of course) added some thoughts of my own.