We are continuing to look at those times that we feel like God has forgotten us. Psalm 13:1 says: "How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?" David is asking how much longer he will have to endure the silence of God. Do you ever feel like God is silent towards you? God may appear silent but He is still very near to you. It is in these times of apparent loneliness that we must draw close to Him in faith. These times of silence can become times of tremendous spiritual growth.
Matthew Henry wrote of this verse: "God sometimes hides his face, and leaves his own children in the dark concerning their interest in him: and this they lay to heart more than any outward trouble whatever. But anxious cares are heavy burdens with which believers often load themselves more than they need. The bread of sorrows is sometimes the saint's daily bread; our Master himself was a man of sorrows. It is a common temptation, when trouble lasts long, to think that it will last always. Those who have long been without joy, begin to be without hope. We should never allow ourselves to make any complaints but what drive us to our knees." Henry points out our appropriate response to the silence; we are to pray. We are to seek God in these times of difficulty. Do not despair because God has not forgotten you.
Today spend time seeking God. I recommend that you start with silence and as you sense it is appropriate, open your heart and tell your Heavenly Father all that is on your mind. Let it be a time of total transparency. Quit playing religion and enter into relationship. Be silent and be honest before Him.
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