About finding God when you think you have lost God…
1 Peter 5:5 All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another,
because, "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." 6
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up
in due time. 7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. (NIV)
We are all distracted. We are all caught up in a dizzying array of sights,
sounds, temptations, pain, suffering, stress, fears, worries, doubts, and
concerns. To be a person of God or a godly person requires you put your soul in
the hands of God and shun, with the greatest intention, the distractions of
daily life. The only problem with shunning temptations and distractions is that
Satan has your number and Satan will, by any means possible, draw you away from
God. We are all in this eternal contest. We are all pulled upward and downward
at the same time. By using deceptions, lies, and subterfuge, Satan can destroy
your spirituality. To regain a sense of your soul, you must first recognize what
Satan is doing and recognize where you are with God. When you are under attack
by Satan, the great adversary, you must be honest with God. You must be able to
tell God how things are with you and how much you need Him. When you are under
attack and you think you have lost God, you must always be honest and always
tell God you miss Him and you miss having Him as part of your life. For when you
start being this honest with God, God suddenly appears or reappears in your
life. When God appears or reappears in your life, your soul is renewed, and you
find you have not lost God after all. You regain your sense of God in your life
not by taking anything. You regain your sense of God in your life by giving. You
regain your sense of God by giving your soul to God. When you trust God so
completely to be able to give your soul to Him, you receive back His love, His
care, His mercy, and His eternal life through Christ Jesus.
