"Unashamed"

"They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied." (Psalms 37:19) It is hard to imagine what you might do in a time of serious crisis; at least to picture it as will probably play out, not the way that you hope that it will. I can recall the time when my wife was in the hospital, I don't believe there was ever a time when I was closer with the Lord, as I prayed day and night, and read His word constantly, to myself, and to my wife; it was a time of my life being shaken, but my faith was being strengthened. Evil times are not just evil, they can be down right hurtful and unkind; so much so, that the Lord is all that you have to hold onto, and all that you really care to hold onto, because the reality of this fragile life has hit you square in the face. The part about not being ashamed might be hard to understand, but it makes more sense when you are actually going through something that is bad enough to make you care for nothing more of this world. Think of it as not being confounded or confused; not because you do not have cause to be confounded or confused, but you are way past that point, because nothing else matters but the words that are written in God's Word. There in His word you find sanity and peace; while in the world, you see nothing but chaos and disorder; so you focus on His word, while letting the world take care of itself. To look at it another way, you could say that you have confidence in God, because God is the only thing that makes any sense; everything else is worthless or broken, but only God offers hope for tomorrow to be a better day. It's the kind of ashamed that makes you not be confident in the Lord, but you are rather confused by what is happening, therefore you really don't know what to say or think about your relationship with Him; and when you move past caring for this present life, that kind of ashamed does not present itself, because you are past being confused or confounded; now all that you want is God; as much as you can get of Him...
"My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing." (James 1:2-4)