Where is God?

Ask me, and I will tell you things that you don’t know and can’t find out.

Jeremiah 33:3 (CEV)

Where is God when you need him?

When you’re trying to decide what to do. When it seems like the world is crashing. When you are so lonely, anxious, or depressed you can hardly breathe.

How can you know that the God in heaven is paying any attention at all?

God promises he will be there for anyone who asks. He’s never too busy. You are never too insignificant. He’s never too high and mighty. You are never too sinful or bad. He’s never forgetful or tired or weak. You have never been gone too long. You can know all of this because God said so in the Bible.

Sometimes we feel like God is silent or absent. We may need to change our expectations of how he acts. We may need to slow down our rushed lives so we can feel his quiet presence. We may need to learn to recognize his voice in a thought, a verse, a wise word from a friend, or a feeling.

If you ask for God to show himself, you will find him. And the more you practice seeing him around you, the more you will recognize his presence.

God is with you. He is listening. He is waiting. Will you talk to him today?

SPIRITUAL FITNESS TRAINING

What do you think of when you hear the expression “the presence of God?” What does it mean to you that the mighty God says he is with you, right beside you? What does it mean to know he is listening when you pray to him? These are some big ideas, but they are also very true and very personal. God wants to be with you, and he promises he is! On some paper or a journal, write down how these ideas make you feel. Take time today to simply be with God. He is waiting for you!

INSPIRATION

“We Christians are always in the presence of God . . . Our awareness of his presence may falter, but the reality of his presence never changes.”

—Max Lucado, American pastor and author

KEEP IT GOING

Related passages: These additional verses will help you expand Scriptural knowledge and place on the armor of God’s Word to tackle each day. Swipe to read the passages today.

Proverbs 8:17

Jeremiah 29:13

Matthew 7:7–8

1 John 5:14