Why is it so terribly easy to praise God in the good times but so difficult to do so during the bad? After all, when we need him the most (although I find my need of him to be constant), he is right there, waiting for us to call upon him. How many people in your life are on call for you twenty-four seven? How many people do you know are willing to listen to your constant cries and complaints? I can't think of too many. But Jesus is always willing, and he has never said to me, "I told you so" or "Quit your whining. You have life so easy compared to what I endured for you!"This book is about those times-good times and bad ones. When I rejoice in his goodness, I sing praises to him for his unfailing love for me. When I am suffering (or when I see suffering), I cry out to him in my pain but also thank him and praise him for his tender mercy toward me. He is my life, my master, my savior, and my very best friend. I heard it once said that a friend is someone who knows all about you but loves you anyway. Jesus is just that kind of friend.