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b'Have you ever been in the kind of situation where you were just screaming\\nout to God, painfully aware that you needed Him with you? Have you ever\\nbeen hurt or scared, and you needed to feel His presence to keep going?\\n.\\nNot too long ago, I was working in the kitchen when my finger slipped, and\\nI was in a mess. I was panicking, worrying about how bad the damage was and\\nwhether or not I would have to go to the hospital to have my finger fixed.\\n.\\nI was on the floor, with a towel around my finger, and I was whispering a\\nprayer. \\u201cPlease God. Please help. Please help, God.\\u201d I kept repeating those\\nwords, my heart beating fast.\\n.\\nEventually, I calmed down. I got things cleaned up and bandaged my finger.\\nHealing took weeks, but it did eventually get better. My finger has a scar\\non it that reminds me that God was there for me in a difficult time.\\n.\\nGod is there for you, no matter what situation you\\u2019re in. He is ready to be\\nthere with you when you feel panicked. He wants you to cry out to Him. He\\nis so near, and He has compassion on you. You don\\u2019t need to say a fancy\\nprayer\\u2014simply reach out to Him. And even if you forget to cry out to God,\\nyou can trust that He\\u2019s there, always. \\u2022 Emily Acker\\n.\\n\\u2022 One of Jesus\\u2019s names is Immanuel, which means \\u201cGod with us\\u201d (Matthew\\n1:23). Because God loves us so much, He came to earth in human flesh to\\nlive among us, to die for us, and to rise from the grave so that we could\\nbe with Him forever. Even though Jesus ascended to heaven, He promised His\\nfollowers, \\u201csurely I am with you always\\u201d (Matthew 28:20). We can reach out\\nto Jesus anytime, and we can be totally honest about how we\\u2019re doing. He\\nknows firsthand what it\\u2019s like to be human, to be in pain, and to\\nexperience hard emotions; He empathizes with us, and He wants to help us\\n(Hebrews 4:14-16). How might knowing these truths make it easier for us to\\ncry out to Him? \\n.\\n\\u2022 Can you think of a time you knew God was there for you when you were\\nscared? Consider taking a moment to thank Him for this.\\n.\\nFor you, Lord, have delivered me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet\\nfrom stumbling\\u2026 Psalm 116:8 (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nPs.116'