The silence of God

It's safe to say that these past weeks haven't been easy.

I could list you a laundry list of sins and emotions that would make you depressed. I don't know what is worst... continuing to dwell in such a dark place or refusing to get help.

But do you ever have those moments where if God doesn't come though you might go crazy?! Whether you want to know if there is some method to this madness or how long till I leave this baggage behind?

When you pray with tears coming to your eyes, and begging for God to come and make things right... and nothing happens. No hints. No urges.

What do you do then?

To be honest, I don't have a good answer for you. All I know that God is good and nothing comes to pass without the knowledge and will of God. Whether God allows suffering or causes it... it is the will of God.

I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the Lord, do all these things. - Isaiah 45:7

Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips. Job 2:10

Could it be that God is withholding himself from us to bring to pass his good purposes?

David Goetz, author of Death by Suburb, says that he knows the perfect life doesn't exist in theory but he still wants everyone to look at him. He still wanted people to see how good of a father he was, a spiritual leader in the church and an entrepreneur that's on the cutting edge of new trends.

Bishop Fenelon says, "Much of God's work is done in secret because you would not die to yourself if He always visibly stretched out his hand to save you."

In other words, you would not become humble, die to yourself, if God always rescued you, if you always got the A on the test, if every day was better than the last...