Hey guys, my name is Johnny Ardavanus and this is Dialin. In this episode, we're going to look at the

reality that God is present in the lives of his children. In Psalm 46, it says God is our refuge and our

strength. And then it says, an ever-present help in times of trouble. If you're a Christian,

your God is not a distant deity. He is a near and present father.

We're going to explore what that means. Let's dial in.

For many of us, 2020 is a year we will not soon forget.

In January of 2020, there was a report that the United States military had ordered an air strike on an Iranian general, and the aftermath of that attack had people wondering about

global stability as a whole.

Amongst the most Googled searches that month was World War III.

In March of 2020, I remember I was sitting with my wife Katie in Oxnard, California, and we were told that Governor Newsom had issued a 15-day stay-at-home order in order to slow the spread.

Those 15 days turned into multiple months with closed beaches, closed campuses, and closed businesses.

The tension of this time was compounded when George Floyd in May he died.

And now the coverage in the media was split between COVID and then the growing riots, protests, and demonstrations that were ensuing.

In June of 2020, it was the first time I had ever heard of Chaz,

which was the autonomous zone in the heart of Seattle.

The residents there had this own, their own city,

and they would throw rocks and glass and fireworks and debris

at any and all officials who tried to shut down their protest.

The madness continued with a hotly contested election. Reports of manipulation, corruption, and fraud became very

relevant. And this is all in one year. And I'm not even including the reports of murder hornets.

But the turbulent headlines continued in 2021. Number one, it says Iran advances

in their nuclear capabilities. Number two, weakening borders. Number three, supply chains falter.

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