“Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will gather you and your children from east and west.”—Isaiah 43:5 NLT
If you’re feeling sad or lonely during this holiday season, know that God is beside you. He is there, even if you don’t feel His presence. Reach out to Him and share your deepest thoughts. No matter what is going on in your life, God is there.
Dear Lord, reassure me that You are here with me now. Take my worrisome thoughts and replace them with Your “peace that passes all understanding.”
I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set my heart on your laws. I hold fast to your statutes, Lord; do not let me be put to shame. I run in the path of your commands, for you have broadened my understanding.—Psalm 119:30–32 (NIV)
A person can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in their own toil. This too, I see, is from the hand of God, for without him, who can eat or find enjoyment?—Ecclesiastes 2:24–25 (NIV)
And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven.—Acts 9:3 (KJV)
