{"id":954,"date":"2012-04-19T00:49:27","date_gmt":"2012-04-19T00:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chadstutzman.net\/?p=954"},"modified":"2012-04-19T00:49:27","modified_gmt":"2012-04-19T00:49:27","slug":"when-god-is-silent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chadstutzman.com\/?p=954","title":{"rendered":"When God is Silent"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Do you ever have times when it seems like your prayers are not working?\u00a0 Like God is not listening? These dry times can make us feel alone and desperate.\u00a0 When we pray we look for answers and solutions to whatever is facing us. We also look for a feeling of peace and comfort, and when we don’t get that we can get frustrated. I was having a conversation with some people today about how I have learned to be more compassionate by listening and not always trying to fix people and their situations.<\/p>\n

God is like that; He is not a fixer, He is a lover. I think many times God is listening to us and encouraging us, but he is not about to fix us or the issues we have.\u00a0 If He would do that every time we pray, we would never go through the growing pains we all need.\u00a0 The process of learning, growing and changing is difficult and it is often in those most trying times that we grow the most.\u00a0 It’s often when we are at our lowest that God can do the most inside of us.\u00a0 I believe God is always nudging us to grow in our character and because of that He will allow us to go through some really difficult things.<\/p>\n

God is always listening, concerned and compassionate.\u00a0 He is not going to give us three steps to overcome our issue.\u00a0 Instead He wants us to look to the Bible, other Christians and other resources to search for answers and ideas.\u00a0 That is part of the process and God will sit silently until we go through that process.\u00a0 So don’t give up, keep praying, keep searching and keep growing.\u00a0 Each time we seek the Lord with all our heart we grow.\u00a0 God loves us too much to fix us, He sent His son Jesus to die for us so we wouldn’t have to be perfect. Sometimes it is best just to enjoy His love and lean into Him even when we don’t feel the peace or comfort. Sometimes we need to vent to God knowing He is listening and can take it.<\/p>\n

By not fixing our situation God allows us to learn from our mistakes and to deepen our faith.\u00a0 He will often give us little things along the journey to let us know He is with us and for us.\u00a0 When He gives us those little Only God moments we get that feeling of peace and comfort.\u00a0 So keep growing in your relationship with Jesus Christ, it’s the most important thing you will ever do.<\/p>\n

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  Do you ever have times when it seems like your prayers are not working?\u00a0 Like God is not listening? These dry times can make us feel alone and desperate.\u00a0 When we pray we look for answers and solutions to whatever is facing us. We also look for a feeling of peace and comfort, and … <\/p>\n

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