I am with you always, even to the end of the age (Matthew 28:20).
In the early 1980s I counseled a Christian young woman who was languishing in
deep spiritual, mental and emotional torment. She wrote:
Dear God,
Where are You? How can You watch and not help me? I hurt so bad, and You don't
even care. If You cared You'd make it stop or let me die. I love You, but You
seem so far away. I can't hear You or feel You or see You, but I'm supposed to
believe You're here. Lord, I feel them and hear them. They are here. I know
You're real, God, but they are more real to me right now. Please make someone
believe me, Lord. Why won't You make it stop? Please, Lord, please! If You love
me You'll let me die.
A Lost Sheep
Many Christians I deal with are filled with such confusion that their daily walk
with Christ is unfulfilling and unproductive. When they try to pray, they begin
thinking about a million things they should be doing. When they sit down to read
the Bible, they can't concentrate. When they have an opportunity to serve the
Lord in some way, they are brought up short by discouraging thoughts of
self-doubt.
Having found freedom, "The Lord Sheep" penned a response to her own prayer based
on her new understanding of God's provision in Christ.
My Dear Lost Sheep,
You ask Me where I am. My child, I am with you and I always will be. You are
weak, but in Me you are strong. I am so close that I feel everything you feel.
Be crucified with Me and I will live in you, and you shall live with Me. I will
direct you in paths of righteousness. My child, I love you and I will never
forsake you, for you are truly Mine.
Love, God
Dr. Anderson, Freedom in Christ and Harvest House Publishers
www.ficm.org
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