We sometimes may feel that God has forgotten us. We think that He has left us to bear our trials on our own. Perhaps at first, when we face a difficulty, we rally like good soldiers, and we resolve to march out against the distressing situation under the banner of trusting in our God, because we have believed His word that He will fight for us. We feel certain that with the right attitude and earnest faith, defeat of our "enemy" is imminent.
But time passes. And then more time passes. And fight as we might, nothing seems to change. The days wear on, and we grow weary. We begin to lose our nerve, and our stamina. We are now threatened, even more perhaps than by the trial's severity, by its longevity. Questions stab into our hearts like fiery darts: "Why would God let me suffer so long?"...."Has He forgotten me?"..."Has my seeking to live for Him been in vain, after all?"
But time passes. And then more time passes. And fight as we might, nothing seems to change. The days wear on, and we grow weary. We begin to lose our nerve, and our stamina. We are now threatened, even more perhaps than by the trial's severity, by its longevity. Questions stab into our hearts like fiery darts: "Why would God let me suffer so long?"...."Has He forgotten me?"..."Has my seeking to live for Him been in vain, after all?"
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