Saturday, 1 November 2008

When God Seems Distant

The deepest level of worship is praising God in spite of pain, thanking God during a trial, trusting him when tempted, surrendering while suffering, and loving him when he seems distant.

God promises repeatedly that he will never leave us or forsake us. But he did not promise that we will always feel his presence. Sometimes he may even hid his face from us.

Sometimes it is sin that disconnects us from God but more often it is a test of faith. Will we continue to love, trust, obey, and worship God, even when we have not sense of his presence?

We need to tell God exactly how we feel. He loves us no matter what we tell him. We need to focus on who God is: He is good, he loves me , he is with me, he knows what I am going through, he cares, and he has a good plan for my life. We need to trust him to keep his promises and we need to remember what God has already done for us. Even if he never did another thing for us he would still deserve our praise. God's Son died for us!!! And this is our biggest reason to worship.

2 Corinthians 5:21
Christ was without sin, but for our sake God made him share our sin in order that in union with him we might share the righteousness of God.

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