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b'I\\u2019ve watched people in my life struggle. I\\u2019ve watched them deal with health issues. I\\u2019ve watched them leave jobs, not knowing what was next. I\\u2019ve had my own struggles. Life isn\\u2019t always easy, and sometimes it\\u2019s hard to understand why things are happening the way they are.God created the world good, but when the first humans sinned, the world became filled with death and sickness and conflict and pain. But God didn\\u2019t give up on us. He came to restore what we broke.Jesus\\u2014God in flesh\\u2014took our sin upon Himself when He died on the cross. Then, He rose back to life, beating sin and death once and for all. Because of what Jesus has done, we can look forward to the day He will return to restore creation\\u2014 then there will be no more health issues, no more struggles, no more heartache (Revelation 21:4). In the meantime, God does not leave us to fend for ourselves. He sends His Holy Spirit to be in everyone who has put their trust in Jesus.We have a God who wants to be with us. We can try to make it through each day alone, or we can lean on God. We live on a planet where life is difficult, and we have to deal with things that are hard and weigh us down, but we can choose to rely on the One who is over everything and God of all.Why do we sometimes forget\\u2014or even ignore\\u2014the fact that God is always there to support us? We don\\u2019t have to make plans without looking to God first. We don\\u2019t have to try to figure out what to do all on our own. When we need to go to the hospital, we don\\u2019t have to go by ourselves. We don\\u2019t have to walk a single step alone. Through it all, we can talk to God.We can come to God at any time. He loves us, and He invites us to rely on Him for guidance and support. At the first sign of trouble, we can turn to God. \\u2022 Emily Acker\\u2022 Jesus is Immanuel, which means \\u201cGod with us\\u201d (Matthew 1:23). Why do you think God wants to be with us? \\u2022 Have you ever experienced God guiding or comforting you in some way? If so, consider taking a moment to thank Him. If not, you can come to God anytime and ask. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal. Isaiah 26:4 (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nPs.118.5-Ps.118.14|Isa.26.4'