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A prayer for when you don't feel God's presence by James McDonald.

O taste and see that the Lord is good.

Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

Psalms 34.

8 Sometimes we find ourselves in seasons of life when God's goodness is hidden,

when it's either invisible to us or blind to it.

Let's be honest enough to admit that those are real struggles. We've been in those times, and perhaps you're in one of them right now.

If you're in such a season and can't bring yourself to shout, hallelujah, you don't need to feel bad about it.

I would never want to lay a guilt trip on someone for not feeling like shouting Hallelujah

at that moment.

But if we're to walk in faith, if we're to be people who truly live by faith, we must believe

God is good, even at times when we can't see anything tangible pointing to it or giving

evidence of it.

Faith is believing the word of God and acting upon it,

no matter how we feel, because God promises a good result.

Here's what you may be tempted to do during times when you don't feel his goodness.

You may wonder whether you should take care of things yourself.

You might be inclined to conclude what you suspected all along.

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