Some of my devotional readings today also talked about how often we tend to stray away from God when the going gets tough. We somehow cloud our relationship with Him by placing blame for the situation on His shoulders (which He can take) while throwing guilt and worry on our own. He fail to realize that God stands with us through everything, whether we can see Him clearly or not.
We also watched Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame yesterday (one of my favorite Disney movies). Esmeralda's song "God Help the Outcasts" still sends shivers down my spine. One line rests with me when she says "When I see your face I wonder ... were you once an outcast too?" As the people around her in the church pray for wealth, fame, and love, she prays "I ask for nothing; I can get by, but I know so many less lucky than I."
In the dark times of our lives, it helps to reach out rather than folding in on ourselves. We might just find that others are also struggling, and together we can help each other out. In the least, we will discover that we are not alone.