When God Is Silent
God's Word is full of people who prayed into the silence and wondered where He was. So let's look at what Scripture actually says about those seasons, and what God wants you to know while you're in one.
Read ArticleHonest, biblical encouragement for hard seasons: why God allows suffering, what to do when God seems silent, anxiety, grief, waiting on God's timing, and holding on to faith when life is uncertain.
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God's Word is full of people who prayed into the silence and wondered where He was. So let's look at what Scripture actually says about those seasons, and what God wants you to know while you're in one.
Read ArticleThe man who wrote those words was not being poetic. He was standing on the deck of a ship, looking at the exact stretch of ocean where his four daughters had drowned a few weeks earlier.
Read ArticleScripture never tells you to grit your teeth and act like suffering isn't real. It does the opposite. A huge portion of the Psalms are raw, anguished cries to God. Whole books, like Lamentations, are nothing but grief poured out on the page.
Read ArticleIf your season of waiting is painful, you're allowed to say that. You're allowed to bring that honestly to God. He's not offended by your tears or your questions. He's big enough to handle them.
Read ArticleFor years, "be anxious for nothing" felt like an accusation. Like God was pointing a finger at my racing thoughts, my sleepless nights, my inability to "just trust Him," and saying, Why can't you get this right?
Read ArticleChristmas wasn't designed to ignore your pain. It was designed to meet you in it.
Read ArticleYour faith may feel weak right now, but your salvation never depended on the strength of your grip—it depends on the strength of His.
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