Are there times when you feel like you're being dragged along, you can't get a footing, you have nothing for an anchor, and you desperately need something that would bring stability into your life? Maybe something like a great big rock--with secure hand holds--nothing slippery or sharp--and a flat place where you could sit down or stand and observe the turbulence around you but be completely untouched? How about those times when you wish you could run into an impenetrable fortress, slam the door, drop a heavy beam down that would keep anyone from opening the door, and you could just heave a sigh of relief and collapse? Sounds nice, doesn't it? Perhaps you have longed for something to shield you from the hurts of your world? Something that would keep those ugly words, the rejection, or the tragedies in your life from hitting you and destroying you? "They hurt so badly! Where can I turn? What can I do?" "My great and powerful Savior!" This great and powerful Savior wants to be your Rock, your Fortress, your Deliverer, your Shield, and your High Tower.* As you stand on Him--your Rock--you can shiver as you see the turbulent waters reaching for you, but you're safe! You have an unshakable Foundation and He is right there with you! The door to your Fortress is always open for you and He loves to be your Hero--the One to deliver you from the perils of your world! He will shield you, protect you, and lead you safely to your High Tower.
Psalms 18:1-3; I will love You, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.

Yes, I did in fact felt very alone my 9th grade year. Thinking that a girl was the key to end my loneliness as a result I started "talking" and hooking up with a profuse amount of girls. But the truth was that God can find the gateway of happiness for anyone and I believe that is what God was trying to teach me.
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