I don’t believe that there is person on the planet who has not asked, “God, where are you? Can you hear me?” at one time or another.
Many would most likely agree that we ask questions of
this nature quite often. For those of us who pray do you sometimes feel as if
God is answering every other prayer in the entire universe with the exception
of yours? Why does God sometimes feel so far away? When life becomes bitter it’s easy to give up
on God. It is easy to believe that God does not love us or desire the best for
us. I mean, if he did love us would he allow such awful things to sometimes
happen? Would he allow us to cry out for change until we become worn and yet it
seems as if no change is in sight? Would God allow homeless people to sleep
under bridges or young children to be abused? Would the God who loves us so
much allow catastrophe and calamity to hit our land? Would there really be no
jobs and a growing unemployment line if God was really there?
We all have pondered these thoughts. So what do you do?
Do you give up on a God who promises latter rain? Do you give up on a God who
has declared in his word that we all have an expected end? Do we give up on a
God who has a proven record of bringing forth restoration? Do we throw away a
God who has promised to provide wellsprings in the midst of our desert
experiences? Do we cave in and quit because we can’t always see God in our
situations. The answer is absolutely not. You must keep talking to God; he’s on
the other end of the line. You must believe that He rewards those of us who
seek him with diligence. You must continue praying! Yes prayer changes things
but most importantly prayer changes us! Keep pacing the floors as you make your
petitions known to Him. Even if there’s no trace of God you must know that he’s
there.
Can you see air? No. Yet as we
exhale we immediately inhale again knowing that there is an invisible substance
that encompasses us and as we take it in, it sustains life. We must view God in
like manner. He’s there even when you
can’t see him. Like oxygen, He will sustain you. Don’t give up. When everything
in you is saying “I quit” you must ask the Guarder of Life for strength. God
will miraculously grace you to make it through yet another day. Stand on His promises. Pick up the Word of God and find a scripture
to reference. You don’t have to overwhelm yourself with the entire Bible. Find
one promise to stand on and keep reminding God of what he said he would do for
you. Before you know it your deliverance will have come. You will then look
back and realize that perhaps God was actually there all along.
Blessings!
Dr. Kellie Lane
Author of “When God is Silent”
Kellie Lane, a native of Lexington, MS
is a passionate orator and writer of God's spoken word. She is an
author, motivational speaker, and professional life coach. Kellie has
dedicated her life to the work of encouraging others to reach their
maximum potential in Christ. Her message to the world is " Don't
give up, push, pray, and persist " until you reach the point of
breakthrough. In addition to writing and speaking, Kellie serves our
nation's veterans a Family Nurse Practitioner.
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Website: Kellielane.org
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Book Genre: self- help/inspirational,spiritual growth
Publisher: Creation House
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Book Description: "When God is
Silent” confirms through scripture that God indeed hears the cries
of
Excerpt:
Introduction
I know now, Lord, why you utter no
answer. You yourself are the answer.
—C. S. Lewis
If you’re reading this book, more
than likely you are in what is called a pressed place; a place of
waiting. Does it seem as if God has forgotten about you? Has everyone
else around you begun to celebrate their miracles, yet you are still
crying yourself to sleep at night? Are you feeling a
sense of weariness and emptiness? Have
you been praying and crying out to God day in and out and still you
see no change? Have you found yourself wondering if God has gone on
vacation? Have you been contemplating that perhaps what you are
believing God for is not in His will? Well if this describes you,
congratulations! You are next in line for a miracle. I decree and
declare defeat is not your portion; victory is your portion. Receive
it, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
What the enemy wants us to believe is
that God will never answer our prayers. The kingdom of darkness works
overtime as we get closer to our breakthroughs. Satan and
His generals know that if he can get us
to lose our focus, we will not be in position when the fullness of
time comes and we will miss the blessing. We must know without a
doubt that God is faithful and never fails. We must be certain that
even if God is not talking, He’s still listening.
For it is written:
But verily God hath heard me; he hath
attended to the voice of my prayer.
—Psalm 66:19
