Just about everything in life is easier and more enjoyable with friends close by. But what do you do when your friends desert you, betray you, are far away, or are just not available to help? How do you deal with such things in a Christlike way while remaining focused on the Lord? The apostle Paul faced these very trails and demonstrated how to remain focused on the Savior who faced ultimate rejection and isolation so that we may dwell securely in the presence of God forever.