"The nearest help in trouble "

The nearest help in trouble. Psalms 46:1. God is our refuge and strength. God is the closest helper in times of trouble. When troubles come, friends may leave us. Relatives may leave us. But the God who created us cannot leave us. God will be with us in our troubles. We will think that there is no one with me in our troubles? God is with us in our troubles and comforts us. The psalmist says, "Call upon God in times of trouble." If we call on God in times of trouble, God will deliver us from our troubles. When all the devotees cried out to God in times of trouble, God delivered them from all their troubles. Tribulation is a period of testing in a devotee's life. Tribulation is also a time when God tests the devotee. Even when God tests us in times of trouble, God is with us as comfort. What we need to do is to live closer to God in times of trouble. God wants us not to walk away from God's presence by saying that God is not with me when times of trouble come, but to stay close to God in constant prayer and meditation on God's word. Today's troubles are stepping stones to tomorrow's blessings.