One of my most treasured moments of the last days of Christ occurred in the Garden of Gethsemane.  I think it is one of the best accounts to show us how Jesus was not only God, but also fully man.  The burden He bore and the fervent prayer He prayed when all his closest friends were asleep always helps me to feel his grief and lonliness....His plea for another way through this.  However, there is a difference from being set aside and set apart.  In our times of struggle, grief, carrying heavy burdens, we often feel abandoned, lonely, hurt, rejected....among other things and we ask God for another way, BUT instead of seeing/feeling as though we are set aside, we can pray and ask God to give us the understanding that we are being set apart and surrender to God's way through this.  This viewpoint will give our heartaches meaning because God sets us apart when He has work for us to do.  And, it truly is amazing to be chosen by God (even to suffer)....especially when you know that you are standing for something holy and righteous.

And, He will never leave us or forsake us.