Finding strength in the Lord

“David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning im; each one was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the Lord his God.” 1 Samuel 30:6
Imagine the scene: David and his band of renegades, living among the Philistines, leaving the battlefield and travelling on foot for three days back to their homes to find that the Amalekites had raided their town, burned their houses and taken their wives and children as captives. They had basically lost everything, they had been turned away by the Philistine captain and were already on the run from Saul. Morale amongst these men was at an all-time low. They talked of stoning David, even though that would not improve the situation, or make them feel any better.
David too had lost his wives and children to the Amalekites. He wept along with the rest of the men. But instead of looking for someone to blame, as they did, he turned to the Lord. God told him to pursue the Amalekites, and they recovered all the people who had been taken captive and all their possessions that had been taken as plunder.
In times when we feel like all is lost, when everything and everyone is against us, when we just want to crawl up in a ball and cry our eyes out – these are the times we can look to God and find strength from Him. He will show you a way through and give you the strength to keep going.