GOD IS ALWAYS WITH US!

GOD IS ALWAYS WITH US (even in despair and suffering) OUR GOD is always With us Even in times of suffering And times of despair We all go through those times In life When we can't feel God Much less see him But I ASSURE YOU That is when He is especially near “They mourned and wept and fasted ….....because they had fallen By the sword” 2 Samuel 1-12 At certain times In our life Despair and suffering-seemingly- Can crush us The LOSS of a loved one The breakup of a relationship Illness or disability Etc., etc., etc., I should know I have been through it all Just like you- The times when we weren't sure God even existed- Much less walking beside us As he always is GOD IS always with us God is-always near-always close “The Lord is close To the brokenhearted And SAVES those Who are crushed in spirit” Psalm 34:18 “ONE who has unreliable friends Soon comes to ruin But there is a friend Who sticks CLOSER Than a brother” Proverbs 18:24 And I should know He never let me down I SHOULD KNOW- In 1978-I had just had My third life and death operation Within a year-and survived Yet the medical profession Had no answers- And I had just lost my job And a relationship-because of medical reasons There was NO ONE in this world Who could help me-EXCEPT for God GOD directed me-guided me=he showed me HOW to make a life through him-and- DOING IT his way And through family-and friends-and through churches “GUIDE me In your truth And teach me For you are God my Savior And my HOPE is in you ALL DAY LONG” Psalm 25:5 “But when he The SPIRIT OF TRUTH comes He will guide you Into the truth” John 16:13 He will NEVER abandon you- Just like-he never abandoned his SON- MY Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Just like He never abandoned- The GREAT SAINT Paul “But he said to me, 'My GRACE is sufficient For you For my power Is made PERFECT in weakness” 2 Corinthians 12:9 Just like He never abandoned me The good news is: GOD IS ALWAYS WITH US Even in periods of hardship And intense suffering God suffers And mourns with us We are never separated From God- In life-or in death (Romans 8:38-39) OUR GOD IS ALWAYS WITH US Robert P. Wallman 1-23-16 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Sr. Julia Walsh, F.S.P.A.