When God Feels Distant
When God Feels Distant I knelt in my living room in frustration thinking that maybe my physical posture would prove to God that I was serious. I knew He answered prayer, so I prayed. But this time, He didn’t seem to answer my request. Over and over I begged Him; over and over I got the same response – silence. God began to feel distant and unreachable. Have you ever been there? You know God is real. You’ve even sensed His presence and experienced His power through answered prayer and life change, but in this moment He feels like a
5 Things To Do When God Seems Silent
5 Things to do When God Seems Silent I first shared this post as I was processing some deep grief over a difficult season. Here are 5 Things to do When God Seems Silent. “And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us.” 1 John 5:14 Breathing deeply, I prayed the same prayer I had prayed for weeks. “Lord, please give me an answer.” I could not understand why God would not answer my prayer. My husband, who had been perfectly healthy, was suddenly in a hospital
When God Says No
When God Says No Have you ever prayed asking God for something and it was clear the answer was, “No?” I have. I’ve heard no more than once from God. Sometimes we can’t quite see far enough down the road to understand, but God can. While this brings hope, there is still the unknown days that linger between “what now” and “why not”. We have a choice as we hear God’s reply. We can beg. We can cry, shout, or whine. We can even let God know how unfair it is that He isn’t fixing our problems or giving us
When God Says Wait
When God Says Wait I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. Psalm 27:13-14 I dropped to my knees again with tears rolling down my face and no words to pray. I wanted to beg God to answer me, hear me, get back with me, or at least send me a sign so I would know He was hearing me. There was no sign, no miracle in the
5 Keys to Living Anchored in God
In 2017, my book Anchored In: Experience a Power-Full Life in a Problem Filled World went out into the world. Since then, I’ve shared my story across the United States with women’s groups and churches. Maybe I’ve even been to your church! If not, I would love to meet you sometime. If I could sum up my message with just a few words, I would share these 5 keys to living anchored in God. How to live Anchored In: God is with me. God is not hiding from me. God will teach me. God will deliver me. I have a choice
How to Move Forward in Faith
Sometimes it’s hard to know how to move forward in faith. Fear paralyzes faith. Faith gives you strength to move when you feel paralyzed. Unknown circumstances, unexpected trials, and sudden tragedies put us in positions that make us face our faith. They put us face to face with our fears and force us to choose faith or fear. But how do we make the right choice? What is the secret that make us choose faith over fear? Choose faith first Choosing faith isn’t about ignoring reality or pretending away our problems. It’s about walking right up to the fear and
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