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Your Question:
Why does God seem so silent when I need Him most?
Answer:
I think I know why God seems so silent when we need Him most. It's because we're not devoted to the right areas of our life. We're devoted to things, service, and our own convictions, but not to hearing God's voice. If we're not cultivating a deep devotion to listening to Him, we can only hear His voice at certain times. At other times, we become deaf to Him because our attention is elsewhere. As a pastor, I've seen this play out in the lives of many people. They're so focused on their daily routines and worries that they forget to make time for quiet, daily communion with God. They're like the Israelites who were wandering in the wilderness, looking for a visible answer from God, but missing the still, small voice that was speaking to them all along. We need to pitch our tents where we'll always have quiet times with God, even in the midst of noisy, chaotic lives. The truth is, God's silences are actually His answers. Sometimes, He's not speaking because He's trusting us to trust Him, to have faith that He's working everything out for our good. His silence is contagious, causing us to become perfectly confident that He's heard us, even when we don't see immediate results. As we learn to trust in His silence, we'll find that our difficulties, trials, and worries about tomorrow will vanish, and we'll be saved, not just someday, but right now.
Sources:
my utmost for his highest
oswald chambers
god
j i packer knowing
.from creation to the cross
albert bayliss
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