Where is God?

Do you ever feel like you are going through this life alone? When you are going through a trial do you ever wonder, “Where is God? Why isn’t He here?” Here’s the thing, questioning where God is, isn’t the right question. Deuteronomy 31:6 says, “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” With that one verse, we know that God will ALWAYS be with us! Isaiah 43:1-2 says, “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.” There again God says he will be with us no matter what we are going through! So it’s incorrect to say, “Where is God”. The real question is why did you move? If God never leaves us, then we are the ones who move. You may not even realize when you move away from God. It’s easy to do. And no, moving away from God doesn’t always mean that you have sinned. It could just be that you have decided you can do this life on your own. And then you look up one day and realize that God isn’t there.

A few months ago, I went through this. My dad made a decision that I didn’t feel was right and I was angry and upset over it. I took the situation into my own hands instead of putting it in God’s hand. As I look back now, I can picture God calling my name and saying “I will take care of this, don’t worry about it” but I wasn’t listening. One day I took inventory of where I was in life and realized that God wasn’t there. In my ignorance I called out to God and said, “Where are you God!” Boy did I get an answer. He told me that He had been there the whole time, but I didn’t reach out to Him. That did not make me feel good, it actually kind of hurt. You would think I would have learned my lesson, right? Nope.

Last Sunday during worship, I was standing there worshiping and just not feeling “right”. I called out to God again and told Him I felt far from Him and that I just wanted to be wrapped in his arms. Well, God does exactly what you ask Him to do. I got all tingly all over and I knew God was back and he was wrapping me in His arms. There is nothing better than that feeling.

So, I challenge you, as well as myself, to moving towards God instead of away from Him!