Several of my good friends died recently and I questioned , “Why couldn’t they be saved?”
When my mother died, she was in a nursing home. I was distraught , for I had sent her to live with my sister in Florida , not knowing she would be put in a nursing home. I could not be comforted.
Does it ever seem as if you can’t get through to God in prayer? When it seems God isn’t listening, that He's 'forgotten to be gracious.' What should we do?
Do we need to invest in a 20 -volume set of commentaries, bury ourselves under a mound of theology books, or enroll in a Bible college or seminary. No, that isn’t necessary. Your experience isn’t unique and it doesn’t mean you are an outcast from God’s redeemed family.
In the passion-filled poetry of Psalm 13, David also admitted that he couldn’t see God, and didn’t understand what He was doing (v1). But by the end of his prayer, he was certain that what he couldn’t see was nevertheless there because he had seen it before in God’s bountiful care(5-6).
1 Thessalonians (5:25) tells us to seek out a fellow believer with whom we can share our feelings and ask them for prayer. IT WORKED FOR ME!
We can also express our confidence that the Lord is still there by recalling times we’ve witnessed His goodness. So keep on praying in faith to your great God, no matter how silent heaven may seem.
Whenever you are worried
And feel lost or astray,
Remember that an angel
Is never far away.
Have faith in God’s hearing
And let angels guide the way,
So that love, hope and faith
Are the start of each new day.
2 comments:
it is a tough concept, but we all have gone thru it and cope with it different ways; some give up, some struggle thru, some embrace and are grow stronger. a person must see life as part of eternity.
keep up the blogging
This is beautiful. God took Moses to the desert to speak to him, the Israelites saw God's miracles, protection and provision in the desert, Job praised God in the desert and was blessed. These are the times we must remember what we believe and hold fast to it.
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