They cried out to the LORD in their trouble,and He brought them out of their distress.He stilled the storm to a whisper,and the waves of the sea were hushed.
<Psalm 107:28-29>
When suffering of any kind hits and we go to God with our brokenness, sometimes the wait to hear from Him can be as painful as the situation we’re facing. But God’s silence does not mean His absence. He is all in, around, before, and behind, and sometimes it takes the still of His silence to get us to be still as well so we can hear the whispers of His presence. It’s hard to be still because that’s when we feel our pain the most. But the more we put off the pain, the more we put off our healing, and He knows that.
We want the quickest route up out of our valley floors—God’s aim is for us to be whole through the work He does in our healing. Just as a child must be still for a doctor to examine and fix a wound, we must be still to let God in and apply His soothing balm right where it’s needed. We must take time to be still and feel.
Father, I need Your presence, I need to hear Your voice, I need Your comfort right now. I am hurting and trusting that You are with me even though You seem absent. Your Word says that You are near the brokenhearted (Psalm 34:18), so I claim that now, in faith, and cling to Your nearness and the peace it gives.
Be with me, help me, as I go through the pain that’s all around; heal my heart and give me strength as I go through this day that You have given.
IN YOUR LOVING ARMS I WILL REST. AMEN.
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当任何形式的苦难袭来，我们带着破碎的心来到上帝面前时，有时等待他的消息可能与我们所面临的情况一样痛苦。但上帝的沉默并不意味着他不在场。他无处不在，在他身边，在他之前，在他之后，有时需要他的沉默才能让我们安静下来，这样我们才能听到他同在的低语。很难保持静止，因为那是我们最痛苦的时候。但我们越是拖延痛苦，就越是拖延医治，他知道这一点。
我们希望以最快的方式走出我们的谷底——上帝的目标是让我们通过他在我们医治中所做的工作变得完整。就像孩子必须静止不动，医生才能检查和修复伤口一样，我们也必须静止不动，让上帝进来，在需要的地方涂抹他舒缓的香膏。我们必须花时间静下来感受一下。
父亲，我现在需要你的同在，我需要听到你的声音，我需要你的安慰。我很伤心并相信你与我同在，即使你似乎不在。你的话说，你靠近伤心的人（诗篇 34:18），所以我现在就凭着信心宣告，并紧紧抓住你的亲近和它所带来的平安。
与我同在，帮助我，当我经历周围的痛苦时；当我度过你赐予的这一天时，医治我的心并给我力量。
在你充满爱意的怀抱中，我会安息。阿门。
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