![]() I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the Lord" - and you forgave the guilt of my sin" ( Psalm 32:3-5, emphasis added). Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. ![]() For day and night your hand was heavy upon me my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer. David, the Psalmist, said, "When I kept silent (about his sin) my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. He hasn't left, but your sensitivity to His presence might be affected by unconfessed sin in your life. Sometimes you can't sense God's presence because there's something blocking the communication between the two of you. Here are seven ways to focus on Him and sense His presence in the midst of your struggle or your chaotic schedule: 1. But because God has promised He will never leave us nor forsake us ( Hebrews 13:5), we can be assured of His constant presence whether we are struggling with a painful situation or just too busy to notice He is near. ![]() Other times we get so busy with our day-to-day lives and everything on our to-do list that we feel guilty that we're not doing enough for Him to want to be around us. Unanswered prayer, a series of disappointing events, a devastating diagnosis, or a betrayal by someone close to you can cause you to think that God has checked out of your life. But I know how you feel if you find yourself discouraged at times because it seems like God just isn't around. Scripture says the "righteous shall live by faith" ( Romans 1:17) and "without faith it is impossible to please God" ( Hebrews 11:6), and therefore we shouldn't have to feel God to know He's there. Do you ever feel like God just isn't there?Īlthough our feelings tell us that, we shouldn't be driven by our emotions when it comes to our trust in God.
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