Sometimes the silence is daunting.

I sit and I sit and I sit and I wonder where God is.

I want the Voice, the delight, the spiritual moment, and when it is not there I wonder what went wrong.

Yet if I only experienced bliss, I might only trust in bliss. If I only experienced delight, I might only trust in delight.

I might never trust in the infallible character of God.

It is easier to make a lot of noise.

It is easier to keep up a steady stream of words and song.

By filling my space with words it is easier to convince myself that all in my world is as it should be.

By making a lot of religious din we assure our faltering hearts that everything is well. ~ A. W. Tozer

The silence, therefore, however daunting, is necessary.

I must be taught to rely on the Everlasting Father rather than on His comfort.

I must be taught to put my faith in the promise of His presence rather than on my experience of that presence.

I must be taught to trust in Christ the Rock regardless of any corroboration.

I need to sit in the silence.

God often withdraws His inward comforts. Sometimes for long periods.

I need to sit in His silence. And be okay with it.

The silence is still daunting.

I sit and I sit and I sit and I know that He is here.

I will put my trust in Him.

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