Troubles can hit us like a storm whose relentless winds just keep pounding.  We hunker down, praying desperate prayers that it will soon pass.  These times become moments when faith is demonstrated by our grip on the One to whom we say, “I will not let You go.”  But remember He has you in the grip of His grace, cradled in His arms, like a mother who pulls a crying child close.  He is with you in all of your troubles.  He is with you in all of your storms.  He will not forget.  

“Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!” Isaiah 49:15 (NIV)