In Our Times of Distress

     In our times of distress, we feel like we need to reach out to someone. We need someone to come and help us. We need someone to see us and to hear us, someone who really cares for our well being. When we are at at our lowest, we feel that we are all alone. Sometimes in our times of distress all we have is ourselves and God.
     In my times of distress I pray to God for his help. I know that he can hear me and that he cares for me. The Bible says in 1 Peter 5:7 "Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you." Psalm 55:22 "Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved." He hears our prayers. Psalm 18:6 "In my distress I called upon the LORD; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears." Psalm 120:1 "In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me." In our times of distress we can count on God to hear our prayers and to answer us, because he cares in how we feel.
     In our times of distress, we are not alone. Joshua 1:9 "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." Psalm 34:18 "The LORD is near the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit." It is comforting to know that God is with us in our times of need.
     In our times of distress God can deliver us out of our troubles. Psalm 107:6 "Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress." Psalm 34:17 "When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles." In our times of trouble the LORD is truly what Psalm 46 verse one says "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."
     In my times of distress I thank God for all the help he had given me. I am comforted knowing that I am not alone. He hears my prayers and answers me by delivering me from my troubles. When no one else is around I can count on him to be there for me. The LORD is my savior and my refuge. He is our hope in our times of distress.