When God is Silent

As Christmas nears the wants and desires of a persons heart will come to light. Presents will be wrapped and cookies will be eaten. Joy to the world, right. But what if you don't get what you want? This problem is not just a Christmas issue. What happens in life when you don't get what you want? Something that is without a doubt good, and you pray and long for it and still do not get it. Will your faith in God fade as quickly as the house on the sand, or will it stand firm like the house on the rock. Will you curse God when you ask for something and he says no? Or even when we plead with God for something and he gives you the exact opposite? Or will you still praise his name even in the darkest of holes and the loneliness of times?

"God is most glorified when we are most satisfied in the midst of suffering"

Is it possible that the goodness of God is displayed in the trials we go through? Is it possible that man would never look heavenward if everything was perfect? Maybe just maybe the goodness of God has to let evil do its thing in order for you to find life beyond what you can see taste, touch, or hear. Anyone can believe in a God that acts like a genie in a bottle and when you ask of it anything you want is granted. If God gave me everything thing I wanted then I am greater and wiser then that god. Be very pleased that I am not wiser then God. Sometimes he may leave you scratching your head. It won't all make sense. Criticism will then follow. Will you still have faith?

-"Can you explain what He is doing?" No

-"Do you understand why He is silent?" No

-"Why doesn't your God take care of you?" I don't know....But I will still wait. I will still have faith.

Isaiah 26:8 "Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts."

I will wait and walk in the laws of the Lord as I do so. How long will I wait? Until He is done working through me. Until death has freed me.