I Will Never Leave You

Published: Feb. 3, 2023, midnight

b'She is leaving, and I feel so lost\\nI didn\\u2019t want it to be this way, but it is \\nWhere are you, God?\\nI am hurting, but you\\u2019re not healing\\nI am falling, but you aren\\u2019t saving me\\nWith the psalmist, I cry out\\n\\u201cHow long, LORD?\\u201d\\nAt night, I toss and turn in my bed\\nI open your Book, but I find no comfort\\nThen I see the words,\\n\\u201cGod is our refuge and strength,\\na helper who is always found in times of trouble.\\u201d \\nAnd I hear the words,\\n\\u201cI will never leave you or abandon you.\\u201d\\nFinally, I find peace\\nI close my eyes and sleep. \\u2022 Lucy Viss\\n.\\n\\u2022 Have you ever felt lost because someone in your life was leaving? In\\ntimes like these, God invites us to come to Him with all our pain and messy\\nemotions. Even though people come and go throughout our lives, as\\nChristians we can know that God will never leave us. Jesus is Immanuel,\\nwhich literally means \\u201cGod is with us\\u201d (Matthew 1:23). He has compassion on\\nus, and He promises that He will always be with us (Matthew 28:20) and that\\nHe will one day put an end to pain and sorrow (Revelation 21:3-4). \\n.\\n\\u2022 Consider taking a moment to read the verses quoted in this poem: Psalm\\n13:1, Psalm 46:1, and Hebrews 13:5. How could these verses give us comfort\\nin times of loss? Do you have any favorite Bible verses that remind you of\\nGod\\u2019s sure love when things are hard? \\n.\\nBut I have trusted in your faithful love; my heart will rejoice in your\\ndeliverance. I will sing to the Lord because he has treated me generously.\\nPsalm 13:5-6 (CSB)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nPs.13|Ps.46.1|Heb.13.5'