Forse il silenzio di Dio è un segno che stanno arrivando cose migliori

“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.

Ma quando i tempi desolati bussano alla nostra porta e le cose iniziano lentamente ad andare a rotoli, perdere la fede in Dio diventa ancora più facile.

Qualche tempo fa, stavo attraversando un periodo piuttosto difficile della mia vita.

C'era una cosa brutta dopo l'altra e sembrava davvero che Dio avesse deciso di finirmi e di mettermi da parte, come se fosse in qualche modo ciò che meritavo.

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

Il mio amore vita 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’.

Sì, nella traduzione—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.

Ero senza lavoro, mi ero lasciata e non avevo un solo amico nelle vicinanze con cui potermi sfogare.

Riuscivo a malapena a sbarcare il lunario e la notte piangevo fino ad addormentarmi, mentre di giorno andavo a caccia di lavoro (e di amici). È stata dura.

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.

Ma presto mi ha colpito.

Ero così piena di fede solo poche settimane prima che cominciasse a succedere tutto e all'improvviso, quando la vita è diventata troppo reale, ho smesso di credere? Ero così delusa da me stessa.

Stavo prendendo tutto per scontato. All the blessings God provided me with in life suddenly didn’t matter because I was going through a challenging time?

Sapevo bene che non era così e avevo capito l'errore che avevo commesso.

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 il tuo dolore. 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.

Coglietela come un'opportunità per dimostrargli quanto siete forti e resistenti. Tenete il mento alto. Pregate e credete che Egli possa ascoltarvi.

Lasciate che Dio sia la luce nelle vostre tenebre personali, anche quando la luce è temporaneamente fioca.

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.

Dio desidera solo il meglio per tutti noi, anche per voi.

Egli vuole allontanarvi dalle vostre tenebre, ma prima dovete dimostrargli che la vostra fede è intatta e che non lo date per scontato.

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 pioggia occasionale che si incontra lungo il cammino è una parte inevitabile della vita che vi aiuterà ad apprezzare ancora di più il vostro arcobaleno, quando finalmente lo raggiungerete.