Where is God?

Where is God when life is hard and scary? Amidst these times of cyclones in Myanmar killing tens of thousands, earthquakes in China killing thousands, and closer to home, a tornado in Picher, Oklahoma wiping an entire town off the face of the earth, it's easy to ask this question. all of these natural disasters are hard to face. And I have to admit, I'm scared. The relatives of people in my church died in the tornado. It's easy to ask "where is God?" But he tells us where He is. Psalm 46:1-3 "God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in trouble. Therefore will we not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though it's waters roar and foam and mountains quake with their surging." Verse 7 says "The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress." These verses describe a bit of what's going on right on. But verse 1 and verse 7 tell us where God is. He's right here. In the midst of pain, uncertainty, and grief, He's right here. He knows whats happening and He cares. When life gets hard. When life is scary and unfair, run to God. He'll always be our fortress, our strong tower, our ever-present help in trouble.