SPEAKER_00: What happens in your prayer life when God seems to be silent?
SPEAKER_00: When it seems he's distant or not listening?
SPEAKER_00: Have you ever felt this?
SPEAKER_00: We can read about how David felt this way in Psalm 13.
SPEAKER_00: It's an honest psalm about David's frustration and confusion.
SPEAKER_00: His opening words to God in this prayer are, How long, O Lord, will you forget me forever?
SPEAKER_00: How long will you hide your face from me?
SPEAKER_00: David doesn't pretend.
SPEAKER_00: He doesn't filter his frustration.
SPEAKER_00: He brings it to God.
SPEAKER_00: And by the end of the Psalm, he says, But I trust in your unfeeling love.
SPEAKER_00: My heart rejoices in your salvation.
SPEAKER_00: As you ready your heart for prayer today, take a moment to reflect on this truth.
SPEAKER_00: Even when God feels silent, his love is not absent.
SPEAKER_00: Name it before Him.
SPEAKER_00: Ask God to help you trust His unfailing love even when you cannot see what He is doing.
SPEAKER_00: And to remind you of the ways He has been faithful before.
SPEAKER_00: Silence is not the same as absence.
SPEAKER_00: God is still present.
SPEAKER_00: God is still working.
SPEAKER_00: God is still faithful.
SPEAKER_00: Repeat this truth as you close your time of prayer.
SPEAKER_00: Lord, I trust in your unfeeling love.
SPEAKER_00: Amen.