This is what the Lord says: “You will be in Babylon for seventy years. But then I will come and do for you all the good things I have promised, and I will bring you home again. For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. I will be found by you,” says the Lord. “I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes. I will gather you out of the nations where I sent you and will bring you home again to your own land.” Jeremiah 29:10-14 NLT
Ever had a time in your life in which you felt forgotten by God? Who hasn’t, right?
A few seasons ago, I went through a dark, grey, gloomy season of my life. As the weather went from the warm summer air to the crisp, colorful autumn leaves, to the colorless winter, I was facing my own monochrome world. The color of my life had disappeared right before my eyes. Some things were happening that I didn’t understand and I was just clinging for dear life to the hem of His garment.
I was hunting for hope. Hope that would only come from one place. I knew that God was in control, and I knew that He is good. All the time.
The only thing I could do during this time was focus on the many ways God had never let me down before. I had to turn my attention outward. Because the more I focused inward, the more I felt barren and bleak…
Great post! I agree that it’s important to hold to the truth in times like these when it feels like God has forgotten us- to read the Bible, even if we don’t feel like it, and to have people supporting us and praying for us. I think often when we look back we can see how God was at working, causing us to seek him and helping us to grow through these times.