Why is God silent? Why is he afar off? Why has he stepped back?
As a Christian these questions often crossed the mind. But as a mother lovingly watches over her baby, God is always there for His children.
Think about a growing child and how he starts to walk. With the first step he takes, everyone around screams and shouts for joy. Then he drops on his bum, for his weight is too much for his fragile joints and bones to carry. A few days later, he tries and adds more steps, laughing at the new experience. But as he reaches for Mum, she steps further away from him. "Why?" he might wonder, "Doesn't Mum know that I am coming to her?" He drops on his bum and bursts into tears and Mum closes in and comforts him.
However, the next time he drops on his bum and starts crying on sighting Mum's feet stepping away, she ignores his tears and asks him to come to her on his feet. He doesn't understand that this cruelty is needed so he can strengthen his feeble limbs as he dares to walk.
So is our God. When He is silent, He hasn't departed. When He doesn't answer, He hasn't abandoned you. When He steps back it is not because He is fleeing from us but because He wants us to draw near to Him and exercise our faith muscles. For if we don't, like the child who refuses to exercise his knee and ankle joints, our growth will be stunted and our faith will wither and die.
Think about a growing child and how he starts to walk. With the first step he takes, everyone around screams and shouts for joy. Then he drops on his bum, for his weight is too much for his fragile joints and bones to carry. A few days later, he tries and adds more steps, laughing at the new experience. But as he reaches for Mum, she steps further away from him. "Why?" he might wonder, "Doesn't Mum know that I am coming to her?" He drops on his bum and bursts into tears and Mum closes in and comforts him.
However, the next time he drops on his bum and starts crying on sighting Mum's feet stepping away, she ignores his tears and asks him to come to her on his feet. He doesn't understand that this cruelty is needed so he can strengthen his feeble limbs as he dares to walk.
So is our God. When He is silent, He hasn't departed. When He doesn't answer, He hasn't abandoned you. When He steps back it is not because He is fleeing from us but because He wants us to draw near to Him and exercise our faith muscles. For if we don't, like the child who refuses to exercise his knee and ankle joints, our growth will be stunted and our faith will wither and die.
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