Has God ever seemed silent in your life? Have you ever felt far away from Him?
If you are like me, you have had seasons in your life when God feels more silent. Prayers seemingly go unanswered. You start to question if God really cares. He feels distant.
I currently am in a phase where God doesn't feel as close as He did earlier this year. I actually felt closer to Him last semester, when I was going through my psychosis and paranoia episodes. I had to depend on Him to survive.
When things are harder, sometimes it seems that it's easier to be close to God.
"What are we to do when God is silent? This woman tells us that we must continue worshiping, asking and believing."
-Rebecca Lutzer, Jesus, Lover of a Woman's Soul
I think the biggest thing separating me from feeling God's presence is that my time is spent doing other things not related to my relationship with God, particularly schoolwork. I just came out of a crazy 2-week period with a ton of homework and exams, whereas I spent most of this summer going to the lake and spending time with God, something that I rarely have time to do now.
In the moments that we feel far away from God, we have to stop and find out what's causing the separation. We are not meant to feel far away from Him, even though I feel like it is a natural thing in this life. God is ever-present and always with us. It may just be that we are not taking time to be with Him and to listen to Him.
No matter where you are with your relationship with God, keep worshiping, asking and believing...
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