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the oaks twist and He strips the forest bare with just the sound of His voice. If you meditate on these verses, bringing to mind the images it describes, it would be very difficult not to draw you closer to feeling the awesomeness of God. Whenever there is a struggle within a relationship, it always affects communication. This is no different in your relationship with God. Prayer is how you communicate with Him, and it always suffers when you are lacking faith or have unbelief. What could be getting in the way of this relationship? Have you got some emotions that are affecting it? For example, are you angry at God? Are you going through a period of grief or sadness? Are you worried? Emotions have an impact in our human relationships, so it is very possible it is affecting your relationship with God too. What would you do if you had these issues with a close friend? Hopefully you would feel comfortable enough to talk about it with them, so do the same with God. Come before Him, be honest in your thoughts and feelings, lay it out on the table and ask Him to help you get through this time (Mark 9:24). God wants you to be real with Him. Seek His forgiveness for your unbelief too. In the words of Bonnie McKernan, “Repent and pray for deliverance from unbelief even before praying for deliverance from your circumstances” (https:// www.desiringgod.org/articles/ lord-help-my-daily-unbelief). You would do well to remember a time when your prayers came from a place of great conviction. You believed God would hear your prayers and you know that He did hear them. If God heard your prayers then, He will certainly hear them now. God does not change (Malachi 3:6a) and His love is unfailing (Psalm 36:5-7), therefore you can rely on Him to be there for you. It is key to remember that God deserves your worship, even when you aren’t feeling like worshiping. Don’t stop worshiping, even though you might be finding it difficult. God also wants you to pray to Him, even when you lack faith or are having doubts. Remember in any relationship, communication is key. Don’t stop praying but rather pray for your unbelief to be lifted and the clouds of doubt to be cleared. Pray that your eyes would be opened to see the grace and power of God. Pray that your heart would soften so that you would long to love God like you used to. Remember that running further away from any relationship does not strengthen it. When you feel your relationship with God is not where it should be, intentionally move closer to Him through worship and prayer. Choose today to dwell on His greatness and His splendour. Do this every day, and gradually over time, your thoughts of God will expand and you will wonder how you ever had such a diminished view of God. When your focus is where it should be, worship and prayer will come much more naturally. And when you persevere at these times, you will break through and reach that sweet spot of being in God’s almighty presence! “Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.” (Psalm 91:1 NIV) 32 www.faithfilledfamily.com <strong>July</strong> <strong>2018</strong>
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