Oh friends, our daily walk in this evil and ungodly word is not easy, but our heavenly Father has given His true and faithful Word in the Bible, with promises and reassurances of His help, His LOVE and His steadfast faithfulness. However, those things don't happen automatically. No! we need to study His word and know the promises and reassurances and most importantly, BELIEVE them, so that in times of difficulty we can then use them to help us handle whatever is coming against us. If we don't know God's promises and believe them, then we're setting ourselves up for failure, for a more than normally difficult time on planet earth. Assurance in God's Word is absolutely necessary if we desire to live the abundant life that Christ died for us to have! Much LOVE!