Yes and Amen
You're twenty days into September - two-thirds through the month. Ten days remain. How are you holding up? The month that started with good intentions has revealed where those intentions collide with reality. Some commitments remain intact. Others have faltered. You're tired. Isaiah 40:31
Those who hope in Me will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. You're exhausted. I know. But hope in Me and I'll renew your strength. Not eliminate difficulty, but provide endurance.
Father, you feel absent. I'm praying and hearing nothing, reading Scripture and feeling nothing, worshiping and experiencing nothing. I'm doing all the right things but you feel distant, maybe even gone. This is hard. I want to feel your presence, hear your voice, experience your closeness
Sometimes God feels absent. You pray and hear nothing. You read Scripture and feel nothing. You worship and experience nothing. You're doing all the right things - spiritual disciplines, church attendance, faithful service - but God feels distant, maybe even gone. Where is he? This experi