Every spring, turtles emerge from our pond to lay eggs. If you approach them, they will view you as trouble! What does a turtle do when faced with trouble? They withdraw into their shell! Do you ever feel like you act like a turtle when trouble comes? You want to thrive, but your instinct is to just survive. Let us not forget, during these troubling days, the words of Psalm 46:1-2a, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way. . . .” (ESV).