Is trust in God really enough to take you through the dark hours of the soul? When your life is ripped apart by a bolt of lightning, your light suddenly turns to darkness, is God really enough? This shocking question penetrates the darkness when tragedy happens---your loved one dies or your business fails.

When Paul wrote to the Corinthians , he talked about the losses he had sustained, yet he was able to say, "We do not lose heart."

The issue is not whether you or your circumstances win, but how you fight the battle and whose side you're on. When you are tempted to feel sorry for yourself or give up, stay focused on God and keep trusting Him. As David says, "Even though I walked through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me" (Psalm 23:4)