Where is God When bad Things Happen?

That is the question asked today in VBS. Don't we all ask this ourselves from time to time?
The children's answer to this question is to believe that He is right there with us. And this is true.
We may not always "see" Him and we may not always "feel" Him...but He is there, providing us with what we need to get through. We often miss Him not because He has left us but because we lose sight. Our focus becomes our circumstances rather than our Father who comforts us and strengthens us. When we lose sight of Him we lose ourselves in the struggle and the storms consume us.
Jesus tells us we will have trouble in this fallen world. He also tells us He will give us peace. He says He will never leave nor forsake us.
Where is God when bad things happen? He is right where He promised He would always be, right here with us.