Day 14 "When God seems distant"

How will you face God when the chips are down?  These are the times that test our faith.  This is the time we let the devil in to our lives.  Why do we do this?  Is our faith with God so shallow, when things turn bad we think he left us?  Or is this the natural reaction now?  Has our life out side of Christ jaded us so bad when something goes wrong we feel the whole world hates us?  I pray this is not true.  God told us himself he will never abandon or forsake us.  This is a test of faith.  We must praise and worship God in these times just as we do in the good times.  There is always something to praise God for.  He is good and loving, he is all powerful, he notices every detail of my life, he is in control, he has a plan for me,  he will save me.  We must trust God to keep his promises.  We must remember what Christ has done for us.  He risked his life for years to spread the words of God.  He was beat nearly to death, bloody and weak they crowned him with a crown of thorns, he carried his cross to the top of the mountain.  Was nailed to it then raised to die.  All for the forgiveness of our sins.