When God Feels Silent
I haven't heard God's voice in three months.
There, I said it. The thing we're all thinking but nobody wants to admit in church. My morning devotions feel mechanical. My prayers bounce off the ceiling. I open my Bible and the words blur together like they're written in a language I used to speak but somehow forgot.
The spiritual giants on Instagram make it look effortless—sunrise prayers, journal entries that sound like poetry, daily encounters with the divine. Meanwhile, I'm over here wondering if God blocked my number.
Silence Doesn't Mean Absence
But here's what I'm learning: silence doesn't mean absence.
- Elijah experienced it (1 Kings 19)
- Job lived it for chapters
- Even Jesus felt it on the cross—"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" (Matthew 27:46)
The silence isn't new, and it doesn't mean you're doing faith wrong.
Why God Goes Quiet
Sometimes God is quiet because:
- He's already spoken, and we need time to digest what He said
- He's teaching us to trust Him in the dark (Psalm 13:1-2)
- He's waiting for us to stop talking long enough to listen differently
"Be still, and know that I am God." — Psalm 46:10
I'm not claiming I've figured this out. I'm still in the quiet. But I'm learning that faithful presence matters more than emotional highs.
What Faith in the Silence Looks Like
- Showing up to pray even when it feels pointless
- Opening the Bible even when it feels dry
- Worshipping even when you don't feel like it
- Believing God is near even when He feels far
Maybe the silence is where faith actually grows. Not in the moments of clarity, but in choosing to believe anyway.
If you're in the silence too, you're not alone. And you're not forgotten.
