His help is always available

For I am the LORD your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. (Isaiah 41:13 NIV)

 Each of us has something in our life that could seriously hinder us if we allowed it to get us down. But the wonderful thing is that God has made a way for us to overcome those things. In fact, He intends for us to do so. Because His help is always available, circumstances do not have to dictate our behavior.
 Look at all the men and women throughout history who rose above seemingly insurmountable odds to do great things. They had to fight harder to overcome those obstacles, but in so doing they became stronger. Instead of lamenting that life had given them a “lemon,” a bad deal, they made lemonade out of their lemons. Because of their supposed handicaps, they rose to greater heights than they would have otherwise.
 Beethoven was stone deaf when he composed some of the most beautiful music ever written, and Thomas Edison was deaf when he invented the phonograph. Renoir painted some of his finest masterpieces when his fingers were so twisted by rheumatism that his artist’s brush had to be strapped to his hand. Handel’s right side was paralyzed when he composed his greatest work, “The Hallelujah Chorus!” […]
 Sometimes troubles are the way God chooses to use to get us to turn to Him for help or teach us to put our trust in Him. He also uses our trials and difficulties to teach us patience and mercy, and to help us not be judgmental of others, among other things. If we never had any trials, we wouldn’t need to look for strength in God. We also wouldn’t experience the thrill of discovering that He will always come through for us! —Maria Fontaine [1]

Life is not a cloudless journey,
Storms and darkness oft oppress,
But the Father’s changeless mercy
Comes to cheer the heart’s distress. —Flora Kirkland

[1] Activated Rainbows from Rain