Difficult places

Living in Missouri, is not by choice. The military stationed us here in Knob Noster. It has been very difficult living away from family, friends, in the city, and with better weather. Missouri's weather is all four seasons. Winter is icy and frosty, fall is all sorts of color and dead plants, but beautiful in the beginning, spring is rainy and very very windy, for a short time there's flowers, but bugs over take them quickly. In the summer, the heat and humidity is well above 100 and humidity sores. The churches here are so different, so Denominational. Where's the fire, the love, the hospitality and friendships? One thing I know is I desire so badly, to live near my family and my niece and nephew. Life just seems to be going downhill, and getting very depressing. It's so easy to tell people just to pray, to trust the Lord. But when we do so, and God doesn't answer our prayers, how are we to remain joyful? It HAS to be God, it can't be us. He has to be the One to do that work in us. He alone knows what is best. And if God so cares for us, He will do whats BEST.