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Hey everybody. The next series we're going to kick into is going to have to do something with the topic "Where's God When Life Hurts?"

I would like to get your thoughts/stories about this if you have anything to share.

Wow! 3 weeks later & nothing, huh?

Honestly, I didn't even see the first post.

Anywho, I am excited about this series. I have many friends and family that ask that question. I don't know how to answer that question. So I look forward to getting your insight on it.

My bad Pastor J.

SO check it out I was going through a season where in my mind I was probably saying "Where is God right now!"
Forget that fact that I prayed for a child and God healed him before my eyes like 9 months prior.
The woman who Prayed me into the Faith "mom" was struggling with... completely given into alcoholism.
Anyone but my rock you know what I'm saying, I remember during my Honeymoon phase with the Lord I would ask her what a scripture meant and the Holy Spirit just pouring life from her lips.

And now the main reason that I even know God is taken with depression and doubt what!!!
Then having to avoid her late night phone calls because it brought me to tears to hear her say that she wasn't sure if she did a good job raising my brother and I.
I'm sure now that I could have heard the Lord if I asked Him but I was so hurt...

Sorry, haven’t been on in a while, so I just saw this post…

I can totally relate to not having a clue where God is in a situation. Back in December, my dad had a heart attack and a stroke. It didn’t look good for a while and there was the possibility that this was a prequel to a much larger stroke/heart attack. For weeks the possibility of getting THAT phone call hung over my head and I remember so many times during that season of praying “I just need you to BE here. I KNOW you are here but I need to FEEL You here.” There were no lights from heaven and Roma Downey did not turn up to walk me through it, but I made it through with my faith intact which is a bigger miracle than healing sometimes in my opinion.

I guess what I’m trying to say is that I’ve been through times where God was silent, but that doesn’t mean He wasn’t there. We all go through struggles and seasons where life sucks and it’s ok to be there. I once read a book called Second Guessing God by Brian Jones (great book by the way) and something the author’s mentor told him at a rocky time in his life really stuck with me. He said that even though you feel like you’re standing on a beach and the waves are coming and washing the sand out from under you, when the last grain of sand is washed away, you’ll realize you’re standing on a rock. That really put things into perspective for me. Paul talks about standing in Ephesians 6. He talks about preparing yourself with God’s weapons and protective gear so that when the fight comes, you can stand. Sometimes standing is fighting. Sometimes being still and trusting God even when nothing makes sense and you don’t think you care anymore is the hardest and most rewarding battle.