God is Near

When we submit our lives to God, we can expect that the devil will do his best to make us give up on our relationship with Our Lord.  God, Himself, will allow trials to test our faith in Him.  Through it all, we will learn perseverance.  Through perseverance, we will gain character.  It is through our new character that we are able to weather every storm.  Our faith assures us that God is near.