Thanks In All Things EP2 - When God Feels Silent

Feeling like God has gone silent is one of the most isolating experiences in faith. It's that particular loneliness when your prayers seem to hit the ceiling, your Bible feels lifeless, and you wonder if God has simply stopped caring about you personally. This isn't about doubting God's existence—it's questioning whether He still cares about your individual circumstances and struggles. The beautiful truth is that questioning God isn't wrong. One-third of the Psalms are laments where people express raw, honest emotions about their situations. Job questioned God, Jeremiah wrote an entire book of complaints, and even Jesus cried out about feeling forsaken. A lament isn't doubt—it's faith under pressure. When you're calling out to God, you're still reaching toward Him, which is actually a demonstration of faith rather than its absence. The path forward involves three crucial steps: bringing your honest struggle directly to God without sanitizing your emotions, intentionally remembering God's past faithfulness by creating a tangible list of His provision, and trusting that He's working invisibly even when you can't trace His footprints. Just as God led the Israelites through the Red Sea with unseen steps, He's leading you through circumstances where His methods don't match your expectations and His timing seems baffling. The word 'yet' becomes a powerful bridge between your honest lament and your hard-won trust, allowing you to say things like 'I feel alone, yet nothing separates me from His love.'