St. John of the Cross supposedly coined the phrase, “dark night of the soul.” Many Christians experience this condition when God does not seem to respond to them. No matter how passionately they pray, God does not seem to answer. Job found himself experiencing this loss.
“Yet if I speak, my pain is not relieved; and if I refrain, it does not go away” (Job 16:6).
A dark night of the soul is not a punishment from God. Quite the contrary, it is a compliment. God knew that Job would pull through the situation and become stronger. God uses periods of spiritual quietness to help Christians determine if they will still serve Him even if they do not hear Him, feel Him, or receive blessings from Him. The dark night of the soul demands that you worship God for who He is rather than for what He does.
Always present God, I know You are with me even when I do not feel You. Help me to trust You regardless of my feelings.
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