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February 12, 2019 Rick Warren Daily Hope Devotionals : Topic - God Is Always Present, Regardless of How You Feel

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February 12, 2019 Rick Warren Daily Hope Devotionals : Topic - God Is Always Present, Regardless of How You Feel

“Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised” (Job 1:21 NIV).

When you are a baby Christian, God gives you a lot of confirming emotions and often answers the most immature, self-centered prayers so you’ll know he exists. But as you grow in faith, he will wean you of these dependencies.
God’s omnipresence and the manifestation of his presence are two different things. One is a fact; the other is often a feeling. God is always present, even when you are unaware of him, and his presence is too profound to be measured by mere emotion.
Yes, he wants you to sense his presence, but he’s more concerned that you trust him than that you feel him. We live by faith, not by sight or by our feelings.
The situations that will stretch your faith most will be those times when life falls apart and God is nowhere to be found. This happened to Job. On a single day he lost everything—his family, his business, his health, and all his possessions. And then, for 37 chapters, God said nothing!
How do you praise God when you don’t understand what’s happening in your life and God is silent? How do you stay connected in a crisis without communication? How do you keep your eyes on Jesus when they’re full of tears? You do what Job did: “Then he fell to the ground in worship and said: ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised’” (Job 1:20-21 NIV).
Tell God exactly how you feel. Pour out your heart to him. Unload every emotion that you’re feeling. Job did this when he said, “I can’t be quiet! I am angry and bitter. I have to speak” (Job 7:11 GNT).
He cried out when God seemed distant: “Oh, for the days when I was in my prime, when God’s intimate friendship blessed my house” (Job 29:4 NIV).
God can handle your doubt, anger, fear, grief, confusion, and questions.
Talk It Over

  • What person do you go to when life gets tough? What do you say to them that you also need to say to God?
  • How is your faith in God on display when you go through a crisis?
  • Why is God more concerned about your faith than your feelings?

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February 12, 2019 Rick Warren Daily Hope Devotionals : Topic - God Is Always Present, Regardless of How You Feel February 12, 2019 Rick Warren Daily Hope Devotionals : Topic - God Is Always Present, Regardless of How You Feel Reviewed by Muyiwa Abodunrin (Muyilight) on February 12, 2019 Rating: 5

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