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GLEANINGS FROM THE WORD Experiencing an extraordinary God in ordinary life Issue # 354 December 16, 2001 AND THE HEAVENS WERE SILENT Sometimes we pray and the heavens seem silent. We pray for the life of a friend or family member to be saved and God takes them home despite our prayers. We pray for something in our own lives or the lives of others that we think is God’s will and it doesn’t happen. God seems far away and we don’t understand, it doesn’t seem fair. We go through all the "If only’s." We wonder if we didn’t pray hard enough, or have enough faith. We wonder if there is some sin in our life that is so bad that he is punishing us. We fell abandoned, betrayed. We feel as if we prayed and the heavens were silent. In those times, we need to remember that He too knows what it is like. He sent His son to earth, to bear suffering far beyond what the son deserved. Yet we also know that He sees the entire picture and knows what is best. Sometimes we won’t understand the answer this side of heaven but our God is faithful, just and merciful. He knows what is best, even when it seems contrary to what we know and want. The works of his hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are trustworthy. They are steadfast for ever and ever, done in faithfulness and uprightness. Psalm 111:7-8 NIV The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him Daniel 9:9 NIV The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. Psalm 103:8 NIV If you are there deep in that hurting place, and the heavens seem silent, know that He has not abandoned you. He is in the room with you, He grieves with you and He loves you. I don’t have the wisdom to tell you why all things happen. I do know that the character of God prohibits Him from doing anything that is less than the best for those who love Him, even when it doesn’t seem that way for us. Until next time, if the heavens seem silent, do not despair, He hears, He grieves and He is at work in ways that will eventually be revealed. God bless. Kevin To share your thoughts on this issue of Gleanings, or to share prayer concerns email us at corbin_writer@hotmail.com. At Gleanings, we have a dedicated team of prayer warriors and all prayer concerns are kept strictly confidential. If you enjoyed this issue of Gleanings From The Word, email it, in its entirety, to a friend. For information on use of Gleanings in your church newsletter or other situations please visit the permissions page on our website
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