Psalm 46:1
	God is our refuge. A refuge is a place of shelter from the storms of life. Danger isn’t always physical; our adversary the devil walks about as a roaring lion seeking to devour us. Jesus taught us to pray, “deliver us from the evil one.”
	God is our strength. Our own personal strength will certainly be insufficient; it will fail, but God’s strength will not. It isn’t only our physical strength, but our moral and spiritual strength that may be taxed to the breaking point by whatever trials and temptations we are facing.
	God is a very present help in trouble. Our God is not distant from us or unconcerned about us. Even people who do not yet know Him are objects of His care, as Paul told the philosophers in Athens, “He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live, and move, and have our being” (Acts 17:27, 28). Since that is true of all people in general, how much more should we have confidence that God is present with us, especially during difficult times.
	Therefore we will not fear. In view of the fact that God is our refuge, our strength, and a very present help in trouble, why would we fear? When the disciples of Jesus became afraid on various occasions, Jesus would say to them, “Oh ye of little faith! Why did you doubt?” Usually that’s our problem, too. Instead of walking by faith, we doubt, and then we become afraid. We find ourselves in the position of the man who brought his daughter to Jesus for healing. When the Lord asked him if he believed, he replied, “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!”
	Your trials aren’t the same as mine, but we all encounter trials that put us to the test. Let’s remember that God is our refuge & strength, a very present help in trouble. So, let us not be afraid, but confident and strong in the Lord!