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| How long, O Lord? |
| Written by Dale & Juanita Ryan |
| Thursday, 18 March 2010 13:43 |
 At times everyone feels as if they have been abandoned. It is all the more painful when it seems as if it is God himself who has abandoned us. However, we are not the first to feel this way, and we can be honest with God about our feelings.
How long, O Lord, must I call for help but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, "Violence!" but you do not save? Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrong? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds. - Habakkuk 1:2-3,13 Where were you God? Where were you when I needed you? Didn't you see the violence? The abuse? The injustice? Didn't you care? There are times in recovery when we are full of questions about God. The pain of past trauma can be intensified when we begin to struggle with these hard questions about God. It is important to acknowledge that these questions about God are not academic questions. No theoretical explanation of the problem of pain will soothe our raging, confused hearts. These are urgent, personal questions about God and about God's involvement in our lives. We want to know that God sees and cares and intervenes in our lives. We need God. We need God's love. We need God's help. It is an important source of encouragement to know that we are not the first to ask these hard questions. There is clear biblical precedent for asking difficult questions about God. People of faith have always struggled with questions like these. We can take comfort and courage from knowing that the prophets also asked urgent questions similar to our own. God, I am afraid. Copyright: Dale and Juanita Ryan |