What do you do once you feel your prayers haven’t been answered, your soul hasn’t been comforted, and your life hasn’t been blessed with His guarantees?
First, you breathe, and also you keep reminding yourself to breathe. It seems easy, but grief transforms easy tasks into complex ones. You hurt before you’ll be able to heal. You sit with this recent truth and a recent path to your future. And once you’re ready, you honor your grief while acknowledging that God’s silence doesn’t mean His absence. As a friend once told me within the storm of grief– “The teacher is at all times quiet throughout the test.” And grief, it definitely appears like a test.
A test of courage to proceed.
A test of the bravery to stay faithful, even within the midst of loss.
A test of hope– allowing glimmers of sunshine to shine through when all you are feeling is darkness.
A test of trust– that you’re going to not allow difficult moments to create distance between you and the Lord.
It is a test to stay steadfast in your beliefs and your knowing, even once you cannot understand or comprehend the outcomes of this life.
When you can’t feel His comfort and when Christ feels far-off, you read His guarantees and His truth—He is at all times close. He is at all times present, especially in our time of need. You simply should be open to his reminders and take heed to hear His voice.
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