Life can be absolutely glorious one minute, and in the blink of an eye, all hell will break loose. We may not always draw near to God when times are good, but when tough times roll around, we know where our help comes from. God is our first stop. He comes to our rescue and smooths out all of the rough spots, but what about the time when you cry out and you are not feeling the love from God? After a while, if you are in desperate need of His divine expertise and He is silent, you find yourself distressed and discouraged, crying out like David did all throughout the Psalms, "Have you forgotten about me"? As you sit there waiting on God to "say something" or "do something", or tell you that everything will be alright, suddenly you start remembering all the times He did bring you out. When you can remember what God has done for you in the past and start to give thanks for that, I do believe the feelings of "Where are You Lord," or "Why have you forsaken me, Lord" will diminish. When you thought God was no where to be found, He was there all the time. When trouble comes knocking, just start thanking God for bringing you out the last time. If the devil starts whispering in your ear, thank God for the time before the last time. What is that saying, "When praises go up . . ."
