Bible verses about Faith, Trust and Hope -- connecting the dots

Bible verses about Faith, Trust and Hope -- connecting the dots

"Let us know; let us press on to know the LORD; His going out is sure as the dawn; He will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth." - HOSEA 6:3

Do you not feel God? You're not alone. Many heroes of the faith felt very distant from God most of their lives, including the author of most of the Psalms, King David. He wrote, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Words which would be repeated by Jesus as He withered on the cross.

The best advice I can give is to keep learning about God. Keep reading the Word and filling your mind with Him. The act of these disciplines will eventually reorient your desires toward Him, and even though they are not glamorous or even fun, your emotions will follow.

"The ruts of routine become the grooves of grace."

The things you fill your head with will eventually trickle down into your heart; your emotions will be affected by what you put in your mind. There's no way they can't be! So don't try to rush it. I would argue that wisdom doesn't attempt to conjure up a false emotional experience, but simply remains faithful and lets the emotion come when the time is right.

Different views of our beautiful God will choke you up and tug on your heart, but one thing is true across the board: You won't reach these deep places with Him if you're not filling your mind with His words and orienting your life toward Him.

It will come in time.

So may we be people who pursue God, not an emotional high. May we be people who see God working in all areas of our lives, especially many of the mundane and unglamorous nooks. May we be comforted by knowing that He is not simply an emotion to be conjured up at will, but He is a person; a Father who wants to walk the journey of our lives with us. And that means that there will be a lot of long stretches of road without emotion or hype, just many, many trudging footsteps.

Dear God, I want to press on to know You deeply and fully. In Jesus' name, amen.