John Townsend
American clinical psychologist, leadership consultant, and best-selling author.
David, the man after God’s own heart, got right to it and spilled out his guts about his experience: “How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever?”
The essence of grace is that God is for you.
Our tendency is to be strong, self-sufficient, and dependent on our own willpower, but rather than try harder, we should reach out to the God who is all-powerful…
It is a comfort to us that Jesus didn’t suffer in silence or with a smile.
Trust in and value the benefit of God’s compassion and identification.
I would not feel a lot of trust or hope in God if He was simply in touch with me without any impetus, power, or force to accomplish things. You may not always know the end game, but He is working for you.
He has always been here, and He is here now. He loves you and is working actively for your good in His own way.
Though your experience may indicate that God has forgotten you or has left you alone, He is on your side. He is the God of grace, and He is actively working on your behalf.
Our image of God, whom we can’t see, is deeply affected by people, whom we can see.
“Where are You?” can be both a protest against a problem and a search for understanding and perspective.