I was having a day in which I was feeling kinda down. It was just like I couldn’t feel God. I tried praying, I tried reading the Word, I listened to preaching and worship music. At one point a thought hit me that I’d like to share with you.
I’m called by many names: John Boy, Little John, Uncle John, Brother John, etc. My name though is John Ballard Jr. Yes I’m a Junior. Named after my Dad. My Dad passed away over 20 years ago. Although he has been gone so long I still miss him. You know that there isn’t a time though that I don’t “feel” like his son. Because it’s not about feeling, I know I’m his son. Although I can’t be in his presence and hear him speak to me, it does not affect how we are connected. Furthermore, I bear his name. I could never forget that he and I are connected.
If we bear the name of Jesus it’s not about feeling, it’s about knowing. We know that He is with us. We know that He will not forsake us for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee (Hebrews 13:5 KJV).
If we know this, then we must trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. (Proverbs 3:5 KJV)
Because our own understanding or feelings will lead us astray. Our feelings will make us feel like God is 100 miles away from us. God is omnipresent (meaning He is present everywhere at the same time) so He is always with us. It is impossible for us to be somewhere that He is not.
Psalm 139:7-10 KJV
7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
9 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; 10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
You may think that you’re going through a dark time and that God has abandoned you.
Psalm 139:11-12 WEB
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will overwhelm me. The light around me will be night,”
12 even the darkness doesn’t hide from you, but the night shines as the day. The darkness is like light to you.
Romans 8:38-39 KJV
38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
So if you’re feeling down. If you can’t feel God, then lean on your knowing God. Know that God is present and has not forsaken you.
But even if we don’t feel at ease, God is greater than our feelings, and he knows everything. -CEV
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