Do you ever have times that God seems far away? You pray and don't see the answers. You feel like either you have done something wrong to bring God's ire upon you or that He doesn't care about your situation. John of the Cross (not the John of the Bible) was a Carmelite monk in the 1500's. He wrote a book entitled The Dark Night of the Soul. In this book, he described the work of God on the soul, not through joy and happiness, but through sorrow and darkness. The Psalmist wrote: "I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?" (Psalm 42:9) God may take you through some difficult times to teach you something about Him and you.
The Family Bible Notes explains the verse as follows: "Though God may long delay to answer the prayers of his people, or appear for their deliverance from trouble, they will not despair, but continue to call upon him, to hope in his mercy, and expect that in due time he will grant them complete and enduring relief." No matter the delay in the answer to your prayers, you are to hold on in faith trusting in God. This may seem difficult, especially if you are used to quick answers. However, the darkness will cause you to grow spiritually and be molded into the image of Christ.
Today, do not fear those times of darkness. Embrace the times where it seems that God has forgotten you; because you know that He has not. He may be taking you through some dark times but know that He will take you through and the light of day is upon the horizon.
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