Have you ever wondered what God is saying when you can’t hear him?  Have you ever wondered what God is doing when you can’t see him?  Have you ever wondered if he is too busy to answer your cry for help?  Have you ever felt forgotten in this crazy little world we try to live in?

Yeah, me too – right about now, actually.

Today, I have few answers, but this I know for sure.  

Sometimes, God chooses to be silent.  I don’t think his purpose is to punish me, but if so – let it be.  I don’t think he is too busy, and I don’t for a second believe that he has forgotten. 

Maybe the silence is what pushes me to dig deeper, like a growing plant in search of water.  Maybe the answers are before my eyes, but I’m too human to see what God wants me to see.  Maybe I’m looking with my eyes instead of my heart. Maybe he just isn’t ready to reveal what he has been working on because the time has not yet come, or I’m not strong enough to handle it yet.

Experience tells me that it will be worth the wait, and that my impatience will only get in the way of what he plans to do with me.  I try to hurry him along, but end up feeling quite frustrated.  But the truth is that I want only what he wants for me.  True happiness lies in resting in his will, in his hands, on his path, in his time.

So, I wait. And believe. And trust. 

Psalm 130: 5 – I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.

Dueteronomy 31:8 - The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. 

And with that, I can leave all my doubts behind.

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