When God Seems Far Away!

"Why, O Lord, do You atand for off? Why do You hide Yourself in times
of trouble? Psalm 10:1

One of the great mysteries of God is His ways. Some of His ways almost
appear to bring us into the most difficult places, as if He were indifferent
to our circumstances. It would appear that He is turning His head from
your sorrows. These events in our lives have a particular objective to perform
for us. That objective is to bring us to the end of ourselves that we
might discover the treasure of darkness. "yet when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, them can darkness" (Job 30:26).

When we are taken into these dark periods, we begin to see light that
we never knew existed. Our sensitivities become heightened and our ability to see through spiritual eyes is illuminated. Unless we are taken into
these times, our souls never develop any depth of character. We do not gain
wisdom, only knowledge. Knowledge is gained through understanding; wisdom is gained through the experience of darkness.

As we go through these periods, we discover that God was, in fact, with
us throughout the entire time. It does not feel or appear that He is there
when we are in the midst of the dark periods. However, He is there walking
with us. When He is not walking with us, then He is carrying us. He has told
us countless times that He will never leave us. However, when we are in
those dark periods, it does not feel like He is there because He does not
rescue us from the circumstances. He does this for our benefit in order that
we might become more like Jesus. Jesus learned obedience from the things He suffered. What does that say about how you and I will learn obedience?
Embrace the dark times and gain the wisdom that God intends for you
from these times.

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