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31 March 2023

Trying to Connect with God When You Feel Lost and Discouraged

Read Psalm 130:1-8. Where is God when you find yourself in a hole? The psalmist certainly wonders if God has abandoned him. He calls for help. He asks God to listen to his prayers. Sometimes, God appears to be missing-in-action, especially when we are struggling. This feeling of separation from God is a test of our faith. God has promised us that he will never leave us, that he will never abandon us. So, the psalmist continues to count on God. He puts his hope in his word. He throws himself on God’s unfailing love. The test is, when we cannot feel God’s presence, will we continue to trust the promise? Will we continue to trust him, to obey what he has asked us to do and to worship him? If we can hold on to the promise, if we can look ahead to the endless life in his presence that’s before us, then we will be drawn into deeper relationship with him. His love will reach us and heal us. Think It Over Think about the following:Have you ever experienced a time in your life when God seemed to have abandoned you? How did God use it to grow your faith?You can listen to an audio of these devotionals every week. Head to https://battledrilldevotional.podbean.com for more details and to subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts or you can catch up with us on the Battlefield Resources Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/battlefieldresources. Like the page and get a notification when a new episode drops or sign up to be sent an email – http://eepurl.com/h2FPND. You can also watch a video version of each devotional at www.youtube.com/@RobWestwoodPayne. You can even catch up with them twice a day on Salvationist Radio! Unless otherwise shown, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996, 2004, 2007, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
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Trying to Connect with God When You Feel Lost and Discouraged
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Read Psalm 130:1-8. Where is God when you find yourself in a hole? The psalmist certainly wonders if God has abandoned him. He calls for help. He asks God to listen to his prayers.

Sometimes, God appears to be missing-in-action, especially when we are struggling. This feeling of separation from God is a test of our faith. God has promised us that he will never leave us, that he will never abandon us. So, the psalmist continues to count on God. He puts his hope in his word. He throws himself on God’s unfailing love.

The test is, when we cannot feel God’s presence, will we continue to trust the promise? Will we continue to trust him, to obey what he has asked us to do and to worship him?

If we can hold on to the promise, if we can look ahead to the endless life in his presence that’s before us, then we will be drawn into deeper relationship with him. His love will reach us and heal us.

Think It Over

Think about the following:

  • Have you ever experienced a time in your life when God seemed to have abandoned you? How did God use it to grow your faith?

You can listen to an audio of these devotionals every week. Head to https://battledrilldevotional.podbean.com for more details and to subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts or you can catch up with us on the Battlefield Resources Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/battlefieldresources. Like the page and get a notification when a new episode drops or sign up to be sent an email – http://eepurl.com/h2FPND. You can also watch a video version of each devotional at www.youtube.com/@RobWestwoodPayne. You can even catch up with them twice a day on Salvationist Radio!

Unless otherwise shown, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996, 2004, 2007, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

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