Quizá el silencio de Dios sea una señal de que vienen cosas mejores

“Let your life reflect the faith you have in God. Fear nothing and pray about everything. Be strong, trust God’s word, and trust the process.”  – Germany Kent

When things are going great, and there’s not much to complain about, it’s so easy to feel positive, full of hope and thankful to God for all of His blessings.

Pero cuando los tiempos desoladores llaman a nuestra puerta y las cosas empiezan a torcerse poco a poco, perder la fe en Dios resulta aún más fácil.

Hace un tiempo, estaba pasando por un periodo bastante duro en mi vida.

Era una cosa mala tras otra y realmente parecía como si Dios hubiera decidido acabar conmigo y dejarme de lado como si eso fuera de alguna manera lo que me merecía.

Life really threw me a curveball and I just couldn’t deal.

Mi amar la vida was falling apart. My BF at the time decided to leave me after two years together, with no real explanation other than that it ‘wasn’t me’ and he just needed to ‘find himself’.

Sí, en la traducción—find himself far away from me… And as if reeling from that soul-shattering break-up wasn’t enough, I lost my job almost at the same time and I could barely afford rent.

I had just moved to the city a few months prior so I wasn’t really friends with many people, as I was literally just trying to get going and find my niche, so making friends was still on the back-burner.

Estaba sin trabajo, había roto con alguien y no tenía ni un solo amigo cerca con quien desahogarme.

Apenas llegaba a fin de mes y lloraba hasta quedarme dormida por la noche y buscaba trabajo (y amigos) durante el día. Fue duro.

I’ve got to say, that was a pretty shitty situation to be in. And it really tested my faith in God.

I didn’t necessarily question His existence, I just believed that He had given up on me. I could no longer feel His presence and I was so doubtful that I ever would again.

I mean, how was I supposed to feel differently? I had literally nothing good going for me and I wasn’t in the best place emotionally, to say the least.

Pero pronto me di cuenta.

Había estado tan llena de fe apenas unas semanas antes de que toda la mierda empezara a suceder y, de repente, cuando la vida se volvió demasiado real, simplemente dejé de creer? Estaba tan decepcionada conmigo misma.

Me lo estaba tomando todo por sentado. All the blessings God provided me with in life suddenly didn’t matter because I was going through a challenging time?

Sabía que no era así y pude ver el error de mis actos.

Everybody goes through their darkest hour. Everybody has a curveball thrown at them at one point or another… but is that a reason to lose your faith?

No, that is when your faith in God is supposed to be stronger than ever. That is when God is testing you and you can’t let your doubts get the better of you.

Just because He is quiet doesn’t mean he doesn’t see tu dolor. Just because you cannot feel His presence as powerfully as you did before, doesn’t mean He’s not looking out for you.

No, things aren’t great right now but who’s to say it won’t get better? If you don’t experience bad things, you’ll never be able to fully appreciate the good ones!

And that’s why when God is quiet, you need to learn to read between the lines.

Don’t give up. Not on yourself, and especially not on God. He is always there, He is just testing you with these temporary challenges.

Believe that better things are coming because you know what they say… After the rain, there’s always a rainbow. And trust me, you’ll be able to see yours sooner than you believe.

Aprovecha esta oportunidad para demostrarle lo fuerte y resistente que eres. Mantén la cabeza alta. Reza y cree que Él puede escucharte.

Deja que Dios sea la luz en tu oscuridad personal, incluso cuando la luz sea temporalmente tenue.

In order to truly be able to feel His existence and strengthen your hope, first you need to be able to show Him your faith when He’s silent.

Dios sólo desea lo mejor para todos nosotros, incluido usted.

Él quiere alejarte de tu oscuridad, pero primero tienes que demostrarle que tu fe está intacta y que no lo das por sentado.

When your faith in Him is as strong during the difficult times as it is when you’re at your happiest, that’s when you’ll realize He never really left.

Don’t let His silence weaken your spirit or diminish your faith.

La lluvia ocasional a la que te enfrentas en el camino es una parte inevitable de la vida que te ayudará a apreciar mucho más tu arco iris, una vez que finalmente llegues a él.