Finding Your Way Back to God

 

Finding Your Way Back to God

We all go through dry seasons. Seasons when we are exhausted, burnt out, and it seems like God has all but left us. Recently, I went through one of these seasons and it is a lonely and lost place to be. So what can we do when we go through one of these seasons?

First, do not abandon all of your christian activities. Don’t stop going to church, small group, bible studies, service projects, and the like just because you are feeling distant from God. If anything, you should go and participate in these things with more fervor because these are the places where people will understand what you are going through. They can pour into you and give you love. These are the places that christians meet and have fellowship and the holy spirit is there when people gather in his name. It one of the best places to encounter the Lord, whether it be in someone’s testimony, a sermon, or a worship song.

On the note of worship songs, listen to christian music. This is an easy way to integrate more of the Lord into your daily life. Listening to secular music is fine (blog post on is secular music bad), but sometimes it can feed into the lies that you are hearing. In the dry seasons, even if you never pray or go to church, if you are hearing the truth in your music it can make a huge difference.

Pray. Even when you really don’t feel like it. I know it can be hard and it feels like you are talking to yourself, but give God a short prayer. Cry out to him and ask to feel his presence. He will most certainly hear you, even if it feels like he isn’t responding.

Find a bible study. A short one, nothing too in depth. Find one that reminds you that God loves you and he has a plan for you. The one that really helped me recently was “Finding your way back to God’ from Youversion.

Trust God. Don’t listen to the voice in your head that says he left you and does not love you, because that is a lie. God has a plan and he loves you more than anyone ever will. Do not doubt that love just because he is silent.

When we feel ourselves drifting, we need to remind ourselves of the truth. God loves you, he will never leave you, and he has a plan for you. There are times when he is silent, but he is not gone. If you are struggling through a dry season, I am praying for you and I desperately hope that this post has helped you!