Have you ever felt like the Lord has forgotten you? Do you long for Him to see you, to understand your situation that you are at the end of your rope and barely hanging on with a thread? Sometimes it feels like the world is crashing down around us, and we often wonder, where are You, Lord? Do You see me? Do You know me? Have You forgotten about me and this deep valley I am in? Do You not see my tears? Am I not Your child? How long must I suffer? Are You hearing my prayers?
He knows you. Psalm 139:2-4 says, “You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue, you, LORD, know it completely.” He knows our every move; He knows when I rise and when I lay down; He knows my thoughts and is familiar with all my ways. He knows what I will say before it even comes out of my mouth. If He knows us this well, why does He allow us to feel disconnected with Him?
I saw a poster with a woman and she was sitting on top of all her beautiful luggage in the middle of the desert and the caption read, “Where did you go, Lord?” He has never gone anywhere. He promises us that if we shall call upon Him in our time of trouble, He will answer us and He will deliver us. He is near to all who call upon Him … He also will hear their cry and save them. (Psalm 145:18-19) He promised He would never leave us or forsake us, but we often pack our bags and go away from Him, sometimes we get angry at Him and we just leave, but even during that time, He promises He is near to us. There is nowhere you can go from His Spirit; you cannot flee from His presence. (Psalm 139:7)
Why not just give in and allow Him to rescue you, to save you and to hide you safely beneath the shadow of His wings? Why do we not allow Him to comfort us, to hold us gently in His arms? Psalm 46:1 says, “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.” Our soul should silently wait for God for He is our salvation and He alone is our strength, and when we rest in Him, we will find peace.
