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When God Doesnt Show Up

User Profile: callmeRM
callmeRM August 18th, 2024

Im going through something right now, I have been for quite sometime, and I keep trusting God

Trusting that he will work it out, that there is a purpose to this madness

Doing the whole thing - going to church, going to small group, praying to him, ect.

and most importantly beging and BEGING God to show up or even show he is in this - that there is a purpose to all this

I would brake down crying God to show me a little bit of light or even stop the storm so I can get a chance to breath

I think about a pervious season of my life where I was going through something differnt but I did the same thing

Where I trusted him but desprotly needed to know that he was there

To be fair God has deffinitly shown me he is using me for other, but I need to know God is there for me and not to just use me to be other peoples blessings

Anyways as I look back and I think about my own season and my freinds season and how God didnt show his light in storms with no end in sight I cant help to think how unfair it is

Im not even sure if I would call it 'unfair' I sometimes think it crule but God isnt a crule God so I dont nessairly know what it is

But I do know that my story isnt an isolated, there has been so meney times countless people asked God to stop the storm or show them that he was there and he hasnt

Why would the God that created the univers, the one that made the heaven and earth not even show he is there with you in the storm and im not even asking for him to give a merical im asking why wont he show his childern he is there when they need to see him most

Witch then has lead me to the question why would he let us get to bottem of rock bottem, the point of no return, why would the all loving God let his childern go there why not show mercy 

This isnt a question of if God is real, he is and thats that

there may not even be a question in this 

Anyways I know that the teacher is always quite when the student is taking a test but I dont need a teacher I need a father that shows he is there and willing to intervien 

I've also thought about when I felt like God showed uo evertime I asking and I relized it was the season of my life where I knew of him but I dint know him

It was the season where church was the last thing on my mind and I would say things like 'God if your real the do XYZ' or "God if you do ABC then I will do 123"

As silly as it sounds it worked, God showed up and he showed out

However, I cant seem to do that now

Not becouse I dont want to, cus trust me I do, but becouse I know God isnt a trasitional God and there is nothing I need to do for him to be good in my life also I know God better now and its differnt

not sure if God is going to show up or pause the storm as time progress my faith in him showing up has dwindled but there is a small part of me that will always hope that he will show up and he says that all I need is the faith of a mustard seed and the hope I have is just about that size

Im at the point where im trying to figure out what to do if God isnt showing up and I dont quite know but hopfully ill have a solution soon


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User Profile: toughTiger6481
toughTiger6481 August 18th, 2024

@callmeRM

I think many have their own personal relationship with God. 

Sometimes when we pray and ask for him to show up ....he is there or he just did not answer us like we  wanted ... the storm did not end or maybe even lessen ......

Maybe what we get instead is a chance to learn or experience something that will help us down the road... we sometimes we cannot see our blessings as clear as we see blessings bestowed on others. 

User Profile: soulsings
soulsings August 18th, 2024

@callmeRM I used to pray to change circumstances and that never worked. And even when it did happen by coincidence, I wanted something else.

What does work for me is to pray for wisdom and compassion so I can learn to cope with difficult situations and have compassion for those that create difficult situations because they suffer a lot as do others.

I pray silently without words. Rather than saying what I want I listen to what I need to hear. 


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User Profile: blissfulFlute808
blissfulFlute808 October 6th, 2024

Hi soulsings agreed on silent prayers one Prophet suggested even longing could go as prayers which was a topic. Even tears as prayers. A whole new way to live life. Usually end prayers w as it is according to your will God so that where guessed wrong will get the greatest outcome. But upon growing learned to also focus on not my will but Your will  acknowledging God's plan as greater than our own.

Can't say fully have entire awareness of this just yet. 


Someone suggested to me that God gave us desire that helped direct us to Purpose. 


Some quote the verse of God giving us the desires of our heart suggesting our hearts true desires where aligned w God's will. 



@soulsings

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User Profile: soulsings
soulsings October 6th, 2024

@blissfulFlute808 I have heard that when we desire things external in the world, we get trapped in a fruitless chase to find inner happiness outside. That does not mean we quit our jobs and stop eating, but do we really need another pair of shoes when we have a closet full.

So when I pray I am working on praying for the inner qualities that lead to happiness. What i need in the world follows.

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User Profile: blissfulFlute808
blissfulFlute808 October 6th, 2024

Hi call me


In given a verse that helped me during a similar time during life.

Hear me out on this a long story but will share mine that might bring encouragement. 

Was often told during a tough time...
"18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he." A verse in Proverbs.

The verse seems to suggest for myself at least to gain clearer vision of exactly what God wanted to do. Ex. Vision to ministry to find vision of what ministry w whom at what time during life and steps to get there etc.

The advise applied as a motivator "to not grow weary in well doing"

At least this applied to the situation. 
Staying hopeful during these seasons was needed for the situation but vision acts as a motivator to show Gods plan and the good He still plans for lives. 


From this sought vision staying by the pees listening for a word during spare time or when had headphones. From this started hearing Prophets speak and they gave prophecies. That was a source of vision for me. From it I didn't spend much time praying they advised that sometimes there could've even gotten spent too much time in prayer wo results that there was sometimes a reason. One prophet warned that sometimes God actually would mute persons who wavered in faith because they heard but wouldn't follow through the actual directive that applied. What was learned from the experience was the need to get vision from God. Where self not hearing or having doubts to speak w someone who actually heard God assisted to know whether accurate or not. Confirmation of 2 or three witnesses. Where seeing accurate prophecy by the week and those moving God assisted. Not saying can't hear God for self and eventually not to still try to hear God alone but where a topic majorly each day is. 

Often listen to Prophet Lovy Elias who was mentored by Prophet Passion Java. Myself was also a follower of Prophet TB Joshua. 


As to does God know of evils. Do believe on a note that He balances them throughout our lives where not afterlife. 

So where some do gossip do believe God already knows and will cause an accounting during life where not after life. 


One pastor believes (not necessarily  Bible and not affecting salvation) the same pain we give others during life the same we get again ourselves during where not afterlife even where not the same way that gave self a strong warning to do well by others. Another pastor suggested that not all spots of heaven equal where some are given more authority than others and some may not even have homes.) My thoughts agreed w both adding that not affecting salvation yet believe to achieve highest level of greatness needed good balance of deeds before God which may suggest atoning for wrongs and at times apologizing to gain access to true greatness before God and thus before humankind. Of course God knows the heart so a false apology still stands as false and where God would measure atonement as actually atoning or accepted. Otherwise might see access usually denied and where God likely would open doors for those who were due by measure of life deeds and heart state to gain greatness. 

Of course of belief things were heart measured also so God also likely accounted for it so those who decided to do bad deeds then repent before death where God may or may not allow them time would likely have experienced some of what they were going to do to others maybe before or maybe while they were doing wrong to others. 

Of belief the correlation did not have to go one to one. Ex. one may have got someone fired for a job they sought the same may lose out on the specialness of a ceremony where the pain equals or worse. 

So do believe that God accounted for things.  Still struggle to gain awareness of answer some accounts but have felt for most accounts thought covered.  But do acknowledge God as a God of Justice & Judgement (Measure ⚖️) thinking he will ultimately balance the scales though noylt fully aware of the way.


Another conversation but motive also matters not everything one to one but some multiplied. Where w good standing w humankind and motivated to assist God likely highly accepted. One thought seem. 















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User Profile: blissfulFlute808
blissfulFlute808 October 6th, 2024

Note the advisements were the ones given to self during the season. @blissfulFlute808

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