I just want to know, “Where is God when I need Him most?” Does this question sound familiar? There are times when it seems like God has turned away from us and no longer listening to our prayers. During those hours, we sometimes find ourselves desperately pleading in prayer, but God appears to turn a deaf ear. These times are frustrating and difficult to endure. At a time when we recognize our need for God most, we find ourselves asking, "God, why don't you say something?" We may question His promises to us; however, if we believe His word, we know that He is never will never leave us unattended. The key is to keep believing His word and never give up hope.
Silence is not a welcome event when one is waiting on an answer or needs direction. I’m quick to tell friends in need, to be patient and remind them of the scripture, “They that wait on the Lord will renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings as eagles; they run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint”.[1] Yet when it comes to me waiting, I whine in protest; I try to help God out with the answer. I may be better than I used to be but occasionally in the past, I’d want to help God out with the answers to my prayers. My wife has reminded me many times that, “God doesn’t need your help; He just needs your patience.” I know that He’s in control of everything and there’s nothing impossible to Him, but “why not now, Lord?”
All of us have known people that were always saying, “The Lord was telling me today; or I know it’s His will." And we cry out, "Then why, God, are you so silent when it comes to me?" The silence is agonizing, and it seems that it happens particularly when we are in going through the most troublesome times. We live in the midst of constant background noise. We become so accustomed to noise that even a moment of silence on TV or Radio is annoying. An unexpected moment of silence is every broadcaster's nightmare. It happens to the singer wondering if the CD is going to start—and it is terrifying. Unfortunately it happens in our lives and we also wonder when the music is going to start.
There have been times in my life when it felt like God was nowhere to be found, but looking back and holding to His promises, He was there. The songwriter pinned, “He was there all the time; He was there all the time; waiting patiently in line, He was there all the time.” Many are going through challenging times but His word tells us, “Be still, and know that I am God….”[2] KJV We may also receive comfort from the scripture in Psalms 30:5, “…weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”
One of my favorite phrases has been the one that says, “God might not be early, but He is never late.”
He Still Speaks
Amidst a hustling, clamoring world, It’s sometimes hard to hear
The voice of God, speaking to my soul.
But in my quiet time alone when I approach His holy throne
His tender words fall gently on my ear.
He still speaks; I know His voice. Sweeter sounds, never heard by mortal ear.
And to think that God by His own choice would speak to me,
It makes me rejoice He still speaks I know His voice.[3]
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