Seeing us through

Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
but the Lord delivers him out of them all. (Psalm 34:19 ESV)

And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." (Matthew 28:20 ESV)

God is always there, you can always depend on Him. He never promised us an easy life without any afflictions.  When Adam and Eve ate the apple, our fate was set. Hard work, difficult times were ahead for us all. Sin was introduced into the world along with disease and all the other afflictions.

But Jesus' message in Matthew assures us that while times may get rough we should stand steadfast in the knowledge that He is always there.

We leave tomorrow for a week of vacation. This past week has been nothing less than hectic, with many hurdles thrown our way including the loss of our van for 4 days for major maintenance and culminating with the notice yesterday that the roads in our neighborhood will be repaved today making those last minute errands difficult at best. But through it all we lean on God's promise that he will always be there to help us get through.