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Is God safe?

   What is a refuge? According to Google, a refuge is a condition of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or trouble. Something providing shelter. When I think of refuge I think of being protected, sheltered, safe.  I think of my husband as my refuge.  I think of our house as a refuge from storms or criminals.  I think of God as my ultimate refuge...my protector from anything harmful in life. Psalm 46:1 says  He is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in time of trouble ... I haven't always felt He's a safe place, or even very protecting.  After my divorce I felt abandoned by not only by my husband, but by God as well.  I had done everything I knew to do to fight for my marriage, but it didn't last.  I prayed, fasted, sought wise counsel, submitted, obeyed, went to church...EVERYTHING!  But what I did wasn't enough to keep my husband from leaving our marriage. I became very angry at God and turned to things ...