When you give your life to Jesus, he does not promise the absence of .
What he promises is his in the middle of your problems.
He can give to your problems.
He can use those things to shape you in ways that the best days cannot shape you .
Where are you struggling to see God's presence right now? Ask Him to reveal Himself to you in fresh ways.
How has God used pain or problems in your past to grow you? How does that give you hope for today?