Difficult days come unexpectedly.  You cannot plan for them neither can you prepare for how they will affect you.  You can only hope and pray to God for the strength and courage to face all that comes your way.  

When the great Mississippi River flooded, I cannot imagine that one could be prepared for such an event. But the way you live and where you live brings some potential difficulties that are unavoidable.  You live on the  water you learn to expect flooding, but in truth you are never really prepared to see your home float away.  

Knowing that difficulties will come, and coming face to face with them is very different. So many say it won't happen to me. While others try to plan their lives to minimized difficulties.  But no matter how hard you plan, difficulties do come. When the waters of Adversity rage in your life, and you feel yourself drowning in a sea of faded hopes, dreams, wishes, desires, problems, stress, illness and just plain old being tired, GOD is the great Lifeguard.   If you believe… He will lift you out of the overwhelming waters and carefully place you safely on shore where you can calmly and safely breathe the breath of life and move onward to face a new day.