Trusting God in the Silence

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“Don’t you realise that I could ask my Father for thousands of angels to protect us, and he would send them instantly? But this is all happening to fulfill the words of the prophets” – Matthew 26: 55-56.

We all go through seasons when it feels like God is not with us. And, if he is, then he must be a sadist. How could he possibly sit there and watch idly while I suffer? In my anguish, I cry out to him for help, and all I hear is the deafening reply of silence. There is one nugget of wisdom I always hold onto when these thoughts race through my own mind: the teacher is always silent during a test. Continue reading