Where Is Your God?

Psalm 42:3 My tears have been my food day and night, While they continually say to me, “Where is your God?”

This is a question that we expect other people to ask us. However, more often than not, it is our emotions that cause us, at times, to ask ourselves this question. Well, if you are human, then this is normal. Sadly, we often treat our emotions as if they are a bad thing. They were not meant to be. We were created in the image of our God, who happens to be a emotional God. He too feels joy, sorrow, anger, etc. He gave us emotions for a reason. The problem arises when we let our emotions override what we know to be true. This can happen easily in the midst of trials, conflict, and troubling times. If we don't spend time in prayer, and reading (and studying), God's Word, our emotions will most likely take over, based on what we are seeing of our circumstances rather than what we know to be true. Jesus wept, got angry, and felt as we feel. Yet, not once did He sin or stop trusting that His Father was with Him. If we have called upon Jesus to save us, then we have His promise, as God's children, that He will never leave us, nor forsake us. So, the next time we are overcome with sorrow because of something that is going on in our life, and we find ourselves being asked by our emotions, "Where is your God?" We can answer, "My God is right here. I may not feel His presence right now, but He is here, because He is the only One who is always faithful to me, no matter what is happening. He will give me the grace, and the strength, I need to get through this."