But it is up to you to choose whether you want to allow these setbacks to push you away from a loving God or to pull you closer to God and his love that shelters us. To me, the mere thought of God's presence not going before me would be frightening. We need him so much in our lives. We need him on this life journey into the unknown. Without God, there seems to be no future, no light on our path or even a way forward in life