Be strong and"); document.writeln("courageous. Do not be afraid, do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will"); document.writeln("be with you wherever you go.1
"); document.writeln("We all get"); document.writeln("scared at some point or another, whether it is getting on a roller coaster or watching"); document.writeln("a scary movie\'€¦ I even get scared just to kill a spider! Sometimes, when I am afraid, I forget that"); document.writeln("God is with me, and I really have nothing to worry about.
"); document.writeln("Sometimes"); document.writeln("unexpected things happen that catch us off guard. A while back, my family was"); document.writeln("evacuated from our home because of a fire. I was scared, stressed, and felt"); document.writeln("anxious thinking about what could happen to us. Again, I forgot to remember how"); document.writeln("God is always with me.
"); document.writeln("When I get bad"); document.writeln("grades on a test, I feel discouraged. Then I start to think\'€¦ what would happen"); document.writeln("if I kept getting bad grades? Would I get held back one year? Maybe. But if I"); document.writeln("get bad grades, it is probably because I did not study enough!
When I was"); document.writeln("going through a rough time because I started a new school, I was worried that I"); document.writeln("would never have any friends. I would pray and say, \'€œGod, help me make"); document.writeln("friends. Friends that are kind, and that do not get into trouble.\'€ And now I"); document.writeln("have about 15 friends! Some of them get into trouble sometimes, but they are"); document.writeln("kind and helpful. I gave all my worries to God, and he took care of the rest.
"); document.writeln("I had really"); document.writeln("bad asthma when I was younger, and had to go to the hospital a few times. I"); document.writeln("really wanted it to go away, and I would pray for God to take it away, but it was"); document.writeln("okay if he did not. Now I am ten years old and\'€¦ no more asthma! I gave my"); document.writeln("worries to God, and he answered me in His time. God is with you too, and will"); document.writeln("always care for you and answer when you call to Him.
God will always"); document.writeln("be with you no matter what, and he will never ever leave. Any time you are"); document.writeln("scared or feel discouraged, come to the LORD for help. Give all of your"); document.writeln("problems to him, and he will take care of the rest.
"); document.writeln("Suggested"); document.writeln("prayer: Dear Lord, thank you for always being with me. Thank you for helping me"); document.writeln("in rough times. I could not have done anything without you. In the name of Jesus I pray,"); document.writeln("Amen.
"); document.writeln("1. "); document.writeln("Joshua"); document.writeln("1:9 (NIV).
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Today\'€™s"); document.writeln("Encounter was submitted by: Julian \'€“ a 5th grade elementary student
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