When God Seems Silent

15/09/2025 2 min
When God Seems Silent

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Habakkuk 2:1 (ESV) - “I will take my stand at my watchpost and station myself on the tower, and look out to see what he will say to me.”Have you ever asked God, “Why, Lord?” Like Habakkuk, we sometimes look around and see injustice, violence, and unanswered prayers, and it shakes our faith. We wonder: Is God listening? Does He care?Habakkuk cried out, “How long, Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen?” (Hab. 1:2). He was not afraid to pour out his confusion honestly before God. His questions didn’t mean he had lost faith—rather, they showed his deep longing to understand God’s ways.God answered Habakkuk, but not in the way he expected. The Lord revealed He was raising up the Babylonians as an instrument of judgment—a plan so shocking that Habakkuk could hardly believe it. Sometimes God’s answers surprise us, reminding us that “My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord (Isa. 55:8).When life is confusing, tell God your struggles, be ready for unexpected answers, don’t stop praying—even in doubt, and wait with hope for God’s timing.God may not answer as we expect, but He always hears. And He is always working for our good: “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him” (Rom. 8:28).Maybe today you feel like Habakkuk—confused, waiting, asking “Why?” Remember: God’s silence is not absence. He is still writing your story, and your setback may be the setup for a greater comeback.Prayer:Lord, when life confuses me and Your ways are hard to understand, help me to trust that You are still in control. Teach me to pour out my heart, to keep praying, and to wait with hope. Thank You that Your promises never fail. In Jesus’ name, Amen.