Ephesians 3:16-21 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith ~ that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have the strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.  Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever.  Amen

What can you do when you just don’t feel God’s presence or love in your life and situation?  It is so awful when you feel all alone in your situation and satan loves to attack and put ideas into your head that you don’t matter and that God doesn’t really care.  Those are lies and you know they are, don’t allow him to get a foothold in your thoughts today!  God is right by your side and odds are, there are other people in your life who do care as well, ask God to show you who you can trust to walk through this with you.  You are not alone!

When you just don’t “feel” God, you have to trust what you know about Him!  Ladies, seriously, can you ever really just trust your feelings to guide you about anything?  We all know too that you can’t just totally ignore your feelings altogether about certain situations, people, or circumstances, God gives you that inner voice that will sometimes give you ill feelings about some situations to protect you.  So, look at your feelings sort of like a toddler ~ you don’t let them drive your car, but you don’t put them in the trunk either!  There have been days I didn’t know what was real and what was just crazy hormones! You cannot allow what you feel to determine what is true when it comes to God and your situation!  “And when you know the truth, the truth will set you free!” Ask God to reveal the truth to you and hold on with all your might to what you know about God!  Don’t waste a moment on what you may feel.  Allow God to strengthen you through His Spirit, hold on to your faith, and trust His love and what you know to be true about Him.  When you focus on what you know to be true about God, not just what you feel about your situation, you empower yourself in the inner strength He gives you to get through to the other side!  Don’t give satan a foothold and certainly don’t give him the victory!  

Hold on to what you know to be true about the One Who Sees and Loves you knowing that truly His best is yet to come!

Quote: “Hope never dies where faith is strong, and faith grows strong in the presence of hope.”  Chad Witmeyer