"DEAR GOD, this is my third loose tooth, and I'm afraid it will hurt, but I believe in the tooth fairy! When I am older I won't believe in the tooth fairy, but I will always believe in you!" The prayer of this six-year-old girl reminds us that children know God and experience His real presence in their lives.

A recent survey by a notable research group revealed that one-third of the adults who regularly attend church services say they have never experienced God's presence at any time during their life. Whether or not Paul always visualized the Lord's presence, he was cognitively aware of the fact. Paul was not spared such things as abuse, danger, cold, and exposure. He shares his secret of endurance, "But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength" (2 Timothy 4:17, NIV).

Until the day when we all will receive either the wrath of God or His undeserved mercy, the child of God can rest assured that the Lord is not only present, but He is standing by to strengthen us.
Someone has written:

To talk with God, no breath is lost,
Talk on!
To wait on God, no time is lost.
Wait on!