Deep in the woods of Louisiana, far from the city lights, it gets very dark at night. When I was in college, I sometimes went home with my roommate to her parents’ country home. When we went to bed at night, the room was pitch black.

One weekend, when morning arrived and it was still completely dark outside, we were awakened by a blaring alarm clock. My roommate couldn’t reach it immediately because she had put the clock across the room with objects in the path between her bed and the clock. Her strategy was that as she ran into the chairs and other items she had strategically placed, she woke up because she couldn’t put the alarm on “snooze!” This particular morning, though, after a few minutes of stumbling around the room, she said with exasperation, “I don’t know where I am!”

Lately, it seems most of us have been feeling this way, as our lives have been upended due to the pandemic. There are obstacles in our paths back to our “normal” life, and we may feel like we are stumbling blindly in the dark. But we are not alone! Even if you feel your life hangs in the balance during this pandemic, God knows the future! Based on His promises, He will be with us, even in these very difficult times.

Deuteronomy 31:6 says, “Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread, for the Lord your God goes with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you.”

He promised.