and therefore he could face anything the enemy threw at him -- any trial, any hardship -- because he knew his father was with him. he could say, "i know i have a father who sent me. he chose me and appointed me. and he is with me always. i am never alone!"

This is all lower case. Can you fix that?
And therefore he could face anything the enemy threw at him -- any trial, any hardship -- because he knew his father was with him. He could say, "I know I have a father who sent me. He chose me and appointed me. And he is with me always. I am never alone!"