When God is Silent

• Matthew 1:23 KJV

• Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

There are times as Christians when we would feel God is silent, we feel He no longer speaks to us in our times of trouble, we feel our prayers are nolonger answered therefore His presence nolonger exist with us. Because of this feeling, we begin to backslide, we are longer faithful with out tithes and offerings, we nolonger see the need to be in Gods presence nor the need to study His word.

This is when many Christians would say, there is no more anointing in their local church, begin to doubt if God actually exists ( forgetting all God did for them in the past) most would even go as far as saying God has forsaken them.

The above scripture, clearly tells us who God is in one word " Emmanuel ". God may be silent at the moment, or we may feel He is silent, but He is never absent. In His silence, His presence exists. When we feel God is Silent trust in His presence.

This article, is not going to talk about God's silence or the reason For God's silence. We are going to talk about what needs to be done in God's silence and what we stand to gain in God's silence.

Check your Prayer Habbit

Your old prayer habbit might not be drawing you closer to God. As Christians, we are ment to grow always not to remain in one position

• 2 Peter 3:18 KJV

• But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

There are certain levels we would reach in our Christian journey that our old ways or method of prayers might not be able to sustain us. As we grow in Christ, so should our prayer life. Certain times we feel God is silent, or there are no answers to our prayers, it could very well be a sign from God to change our Prayer life or our method of prayer.

Read More Of The Scripture

It may feel like God is silent right now, but He had already prepared a message for you. When you feel like you no longer hear God's voice, go through His word

• John 1:1 KJV

• In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

God's word is life, His word is Him Himself. It does not matter if you have read that particular scripture over a thousand times, there is still something new to learn from it. Many Christians today make the mistake of forsaking Gods word when in situations like this. Read your bible, meditate on it, God is present even in His silence.

A Time to communicate with others

When we find ourselves in situations where we feel God is silent, its not the time to be in self pity or self isolation, this is the time we should draw near to others higher than your spritual level, go closer to those that would assist you in prayers. As much as God wants to have a relationship with Him, He wants we His children to also get along with each other, and grow together

• Proverbs 27:17 KJV

  Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

An Opportunity To Run After Christ

Right from Creation God has been the one chasing man, trying to redeem man, from sin, And man tends to take it for granted. We forget that we serve a jealous God.

• Deuteronomy 4:24 KJV

• For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.

When we begin to take God's voice for granted because we feel anytime we call on Him, He would answer, He would allow us experience a period of time without Him, so we can fully understand what we are missing out on, and how much He has done for us.

• #when God is silent is not a time to give up but to check your relationship with Him. Remember in His silence, He is present