We have not been promised a life that is full of good and happy things all the time. We will have seasons where everything will be going great, and we will feel so excited for things to come but there will also be times where we will go through really difficult seasons. Health issues, loss of loved ones, financial problems, seeing our kids hurting and stresses in marriage are just a few of the things that can happen. Everyone at some point in life will face something they never expected and will be left feeling sad and confused.
I have had some of those hard seasons and I know there will probably be plenty more things that may come my way that will be hard, and I just won’t understand but when those times come, I am thankful that I know that God is my
 
ROCK
“There is none holy like the Lord:
for there is none besides you;
there is no rock like our God.”
1 Samuel 2:2
 
REFUGE
“Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us.”
Psalm 62:8
 
FORTRESS
“O my Strength, I will watch for you, for you, O God, are my fortress.”
Psalm 59:9
 
STRENGTH
“The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.”
Psalm 28:7
 
PEACE
” I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
John 16:33
 
COMFORT
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,”
2 Corinthians 1:3
 
LIGHT
“The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?”
Psalm 27:1
 
I am thankful that no matter what hardships lie ahead for my family and that no matter where God leads us, I know without a shadow of a doubt that He is these things to me and will never leave me to fight battles alone. I can look to Him to be my help at all times, and He will be my immense calm during the storms of life.
 
Thankful!!