God of the Beginning.
No matter how low the people of God could get at any point, His everlasting arms are underneath them to prevent the spirit from sinking, fainting and that their faith fails.
Deuteronomy 33:27.
The almighty always was and always is. He is before all things in time and in priority. He must be the first above all our affections and that way He will be your shelter. There are many things that require our attention and devotion: our jobs, our children, our spouses, and our hobbies. The demands and distractions of life. We have to be careful not to let them become more important or give them more priority than our relation with God. How many of the things that occupy our time, money, hobbies and attention have taken the place that belongs to God? Anything can become god to us, anything we put an excessive amount of time on. Even our feelings can become god if we let them control us. The key to have the "abundant life" of God, his love, peace and joy, is keeping him in the proper place in our priorities.