God never promised a difficult free life, He promised never to leave us in our difficult times. It can get so bad that even your friends won't encourage you. Such was the case with David, when he lost his homeland, lost the confidence of those he lived among, and lost his family and the families of all those who followed him. In difficult times like that you may need to reach deep into your faith and encourage yourself in the Lord. When difficult times come we have the choice to lay down and quit or get up and pursue victory, so "Choose To Get Up!