We will all go through times when we may feel distant from God.
Although we fail to realize it, most of the time it's because He is testing us. He wants to see what lengths we will go through to find Him. How badly we want Him.
Jeremiah 29:13 "you will seek me and find me when you seek me with all of your heart."
are we wholeheartedly seeking God?
...or
do we give up once we realize that our FAITH isn't just "a walk in the park"?
...or
are we getting too comfortable with our complacency?
We need to realize that God works EVERYTHING to our good. No matter what we are going through now, we are called to be overcomers. BE AN OVERCOMER.
Once we have overcome our battles, we are able to look back and see what we had gone through... and how our faith had helped us to conquer them.
Once we are past them, we realize that what we thought was God distancing himself from us; we see how He actually helped us get through them.
We all face trials; and how we deal with them- when it gets tough, truly determines who we are (but that's a different topic.) How badly do we want to fight the good fight and finish the race?
We all go through things, and face it... it keeps us humble.
We need to remember to look to God in our trials. He's the one with the ultimate plan for our lives. He sees what we go through, and is with us every step of the way.
2 Cor 3:4 " Peace be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God."
God comforts us in our troubles so we can comfort others in theirs. You can't take someone somewhere you've never been.
There is hope.
There is always a silver lining.
Things do get better.
You're going to make it through this. Just keep holding on. Believe it or not, it's worth it.
Romans 8:28 "And we know that in all things God works for the Good of those who love Him. Who have been called according to His purpose."
