Blessed Quietness Blog

The Pressing Question:      Where is God in all of this?   Why did God not act the way we expected He would? Have you ever wondered where God was and why He chose to act or rather not to act in the way you expected?   Where is God? photo credit: Go-tea 郭天 Beyond the horizon  via  photopin   (license)    The Honest Dialogue:    Maybe you, like Job, have had similar conversations with the Lord.  Here is what Job had to say, " I cry out to you,   God, but you do not answer;    I stand up, but you merely look at me.   You turn on me ruthlessly;    with the might of your hand  you attack me.   You snatch me up and drive me before the wind;      you toss me about in the storm.   I know you will bring me down to death,    to the place appointed for all the living. "  Job 30:20-23   Sometimes we may feel as if God is choosing to ignore our cries for help and for His intervention in horrible circumstances.  In fact, we may even feel that God is the cause of our trials.  God