#feelingfarfromgodask

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I'm currently feeling the lowest I ever had, and I just can't pull myself out of this rut. I just feel so alone, and I can't take it anymore. I have so many loving friends and an accepting and caring family and God but no matter who I'm with or talking to I feel distant.

Hey there, friend.

I understand what you’re going through because I have been there many times before, and am currently going through a slight season of this. 

Here are two tiny bits of advice that I hope can help your sweet soul.

Hold onto hope. God is your hope! “Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.” -Romans 12:12 // Let your soul sing about the hope it has and be praying, even when you don’t know what to say. 

Remind yourself that this is just a season and isn’t forever. // Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Know that you’re not alone. Talk to a close friend about it, talk to me :), but most importantly, cry out to God. Let Him hear your heart. 

I’m praying for you!

-Summer

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Hi, I really want to affirm you guys in what you're doing! I believe that you are really helping a lot of people and you're really showing an example of how we should all be helping and encouraging one another out in the faith, and trying to spread the gospel. Thank you so much! For me, I've been feeling very distant from God.. And I feel that I don't have zeal for His word anymore and it makes me really frustrated and sad.. I have also been questioning my salvation.. Any advice?

Hi! Thank you so much!

I fall into those thoughts sometimes. Seriously.

But you know how I reassure myself in the meantime?

I read my Bible. I read these stories about people who walked the Earth and proclaimed the name of Christ. I read instructions on how I should live my life in a way that would glorify the Lord.  I read about a God that sent Himself in the form of a man and died a cruel, torturous death, meant for me, just so I could be reconciled to Him.

And then, the cool thing about that is the fact that He uses what I’ve read to reassure me of His presence. It’s so dope how He does it. I personally find that He uses people close to me. One of the ways He does it, is people that are around me say things that pertain to the scripture I had recently been reading. They didn’t know I was reading about that, and here they are, unknowingly confirming things the Lord has showed me through His word. 

I also find that worshipping does nothing if not evoke the Spirit I know is living inside me. To be in the very presence of God and to just feel the anointing is one of the reasons people can’t tell me God’s not real! The Spirit operates in truth and freedom. 2 Corinthians 3:17 says,

"Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom."

John 4:24 says,

"God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

Ultimately, you should dare God to reveal Himself to you. Tell Him straight up that you feel like He’s far away. Because He will prove Himself strong. And in a way that will BLOW YO MIND!

Be encouraged!

- Micah

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I don't know what to do. Everyday I go to school then go back to sleep right after I get home, wake up late at night and just scroll through tumblr. It's an endless cycle broken by Fridays and Sundays that I attend church. I guess I'm just bored and exhausted from this routine! I want to quit school and travel. I'm only fifteen, mind you. I'm not allowed to go out with friends or by myself (which I prefer). There's no excitement, even my relationship God is not where I want it to be. I dont know

Hey! :)

I have gone through that endless cycle my senior year of high school and it was so miserable and discouraging. The rut you get stuck in is persistent and it can seem like you’re never going to get out of it. But let me encourage you today!

We go through dry, stagnant seasons and they seem like they’re never going to end, but we must go through those seasons because God is molding us in ways we can’t see during those times. Molding and shaping us into strong characters with fierce hearts, because He is going to use us mightily for His name in the future. That’s what He’s doing with you now. Ask God to reveal a piece of what He’s doing in your life to encourage you.

You’re so young and you have such a bright horizon ahead of you. Staying in high school is crucial- and I don’t want to stress that to you too much because I know you know that and are encouraged that already. I understand the want to travel, to explore, and to learn by experience, but school has its place of importance. When I was fifteen I wasn’t able to go out with my friends (other than their houses) either. It stinks! Invite your friends over- have a movie night, girl’s night, etc. The summertime is coming up and that opens up for more activities; be creative. :)

"Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.” -James 4:8 

Dry seasons can be discouraging, but God tells us to gaze upon Him; to draw near to Him, and He will draw near to us. Ask God to show you what He is doing in you and make effort to grow deeper in relationship with Him. I know it’s hard, especially when you feel like nothing’s happening- but there is. He is constantly molding you for your future purpose. One of my favorite verses is Isaiah 43:13: 

"Behold, I am doing a new thing;    now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?I will make a way in the wilderness    and rivers in the desert.”

He is doing a new thing in you- forget your past and look ahead to what He has planned. Get excited that He is constantly forming you to become more Christlike. He will make a way in this dry season. He will give you a new breath of life. Reach out to Him. 

I'm praying for you. Lift your eyes to Him, for he is your help. 

-Summer

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I feel like there's just this huge wall between God and I right now. I just went through some amazing stuff with Him and felt super close and even got prophetic words from Him through someone. And now I'm just in this odd place. I'm crying every night. Crying out to Him. I hate feelings so distant because then nothing in life feels right. It's hard to keep moving when I feel so far away. I'm not sure what to do.

I’ve been through that. Where you’re just in this weird rut and you don’t know what to do, right? It’s almost like He doesn’t hear you or like He’s even around.

Whenever I feel like that, I refer to Psalm 42 and 43. In these chapters the author asks something along the lines of “Why do I feel like this? Why do I feel distraught?” But their resolve is the most inspiring thing about those chapters. Psalm 42:11 says,

Why are you cast down, O my soul,    and why are you in turmoil within me?Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,    my salvation and my God.

Friend, if nothing else, you can keep your hope in God. Go to Him in prayer and ask Him to reveal Himself to you in a new exciting way. Spend time in His presence and take heart, knowing that He loves His children and is always there for us even when it sometimes doesn’t feel like it.

Be encouraged!

-Micah