Isaiah 8:17 "The Lord Hidden Himself from his people, but I trust him and place my hope in Him."
Since last year I've been experiencing this feeling, this situation but I don't know what it is?
When I wake-up
when I pray
when I confess my sins
when I apologize
Nothing happens.
Until now, I'm wondering how long will I feel this thing.
I keep on asking myself what's wrong with me?
Is God angry at me?
And now, I know what is happening to me. I read this in the Purpose Driven Life. It is called Spiritual Dryness. To be mature in my friendship with God, He will test like you didn't feel His presence or He is hiding away from you. In that period we experience doubt and confusion from God. We feel that He is a God billion of billions of kilometers away.
God is challenging us to a new challenge in life. He is teaching me what true faith means, to have faith on Him and not just a feeling for Him. He is challenging us to what we will do if everything was lost like a relationship with friends, fame or reputation.
ARgghhh I am losing my patience. I am always thinking what God's purpose is on doing this. I am still experiencing spiritual dryness but the Holy Spirit helps me to endure it and give me peace that I cannot understand God's plan for me, as it is said in Isaiah 55:8-9,
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,"
declares the LORD.
"As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
So Lord I surrender my life to You.
Whatever you want for me I know,
The testing of my faith,
All the things that I have thought of,
I surrender it to You.
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Wow, wow, whoa!
ReplyDeleteThis is just extremely weird. You do not know me at all, but I was browsing blogs on blogger and I didn't really know why, but I just randomly clicked your blog. And now I know why! This is going to sound so crazy but I just about last month or so experienced the same exact thing as you are explaining here. Oh my gosh! My heart is still feeling the relief of the dryness being gone.
I just have to compare some things with you if you don't mind.
1. You were in the book of Isaiah! I spent the majority of my time in Isaiah 21, Jeremiah 55, and Matthew 8.
2. Your calling it dryness! I basically saw it the same way, except I called it a drought.
(Same thing!)
It's so amazing to me what God does.
The way my Dad explained it to me, (a lot of times when I freak out over things I go to my Dad and this was one of those times), was that I am basically entering a new level spiritually, and at the time I was just like, "OKAY, if you say so Dad" but as the month has progressed I have really begun to see the change as well.
What God is doing now is truly beyond compare to anything I have ever experienced before.
Once you pass the drought it's like a river is going to flow through and wash away all the trouble with it. There is so much relief to come.
^-^
There's always a time like this when we feel that nothing happens. Nevertheless it's an opportunity to exercise faith. Not seeing God, not sensing Him at all yet trusting in Him..
ReplyDeleteJI, may you continue to walk the straight path. Do not be discouraged when some people fall. Remember it's a personal relationship between you and God.