Day 294 When God Feels Silent

When God Feels Silent”

by Torrie Slaughter

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

📖 Reading Focus: Psalm 89:38–52

There are days when our hearts echo the psalmist’s lament: “But now you have cast off and rejected; you are full of wrath against your anointed” (v. 38). It’s that raw honesty that meets us in the midnight of our faith—the space where we wonder if God has forgotten His promises.

Yet even here, the psalmist does something remarkable. He doesn’t walk away. He prays. He questions, yes, but he directs those questions to the One who can answer. That’s faithfulness under pressure. That’s obedience in the dark.

We learn that abiding in God isn’t about never feeling abandoned; it’s about refusing to let that feeling define the relationship. True faith presses closer when heaven seems silent. It says, “Lord, I don’t understand—but I still believe You are good.”

Every honest prayer becomes an act of worship when it’s anchored in trust. The psalmist ends not with resolution but with remembrance—recounting God’s past mercies as evidence that His covenant still stands.

So when your soul feels tired and your prayers feel unanswered, do what the psalmist did: cry out, remember, and remain. God hasn’t stopped listening—He’s teaching you how to abide even when you can’t see the outcome.

🕊️ Prayer:
Father, when I feel forgotten, remind me that silence isn’t absence. Help me to turn my questions into worship and my weariness into trust. Anchor my heart in Your faithfulness until I see Your hand again. Amen.