Sometimes the roar of life can seem to overpower...it's hard to hear a whisper when the jackhammer is pounding away at your soul...poisoning your mind. But rest assured, he will never leave you or forsake you (Deuteronomy 31:6)...it's his promise and you can hold him to that.
Spoken word is powerful...your tongue holds the power of life and death (Proverbs 18:21)...so speak out his promises when it feels like he's broken them. He is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow (Hebrews 13:8)...that means what you've seen him do in the past whether in your life or someone else's, he can do right now as well as tomorrow and the rest of your days.
Remember that he is not the people who have hurt you or let you down. It's easy to compare him to the neglectful father, the judgmental religious folk, or the fickle friend. He never has been, and he never will be any of those. It's easy to confuse the hurt, and he understands...but he's asking for your trust...trust that he is who he says he is.
When you are desperate to hear from him it's important to remember he sometimes speaks in subtle ways. Ways that are impossible to see if your mind is clouded by anxiety, depression, addiction or the overwhelming images and messages that are thrown at us everyday by an overstimulated society. Do your best to quiet your mind...be present in your body and open your eyes...look for the signs he's giving you of his presence. When I look closely, I tend to see hearts everywhere I go...on the pavement, in the trees, in my food...his love song!
Be grateful, even when it's really hard. Pick out at least one thing a day where you saw his hand print...and if it feels impossible, take a deep breath and thank him for the life giving oxygen that just filled your lungs.
He's going to rescue you...in fact, if it's helpful to remember...he already has...in fact IT IS FINISHED. All of it. Yes you're living in the middle of some pain right now, but he sees the whole picture...the glorious end of your trials because he fought for it...for your light at the end of the tunnel. Thank him for it now, so that when it comes the glory will go to the deserving Saviour and the memory of the pain will sit in its rightful place...nailed to a cross stained with love for you!
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