How Do You Find God in Tough Times?

Great reminder. " Life must be lived forward, but can only be understood backwards ".

Soren Kierkegaard

I'm not sure that looking back to the past is the best place for all of us to find God, especially those of us who had some kind of trauma in childhood and teen years, eg facing the loss of parents. I was one who screamed out to God as a teen for help when my parents died, and it was difficult to believe that any help came. It is only now, decades later, that I can see how fortunate I was that several good people who were believers in God took me under their wings.
For me, it is easier to find God in a place that might be strange for others..... I see Jesus more as a companion on a walk into the forest and mountains where difficulties and joys might lie in wait.