When God Hides - Martin Wiles

He shrouded himself in darkness, veiling his approach with dark rain clouds. Psalm 18:11 NLT

I knew it was there, but I couldn’t see it. 

When a New or Full Moon coincides with the moon’s closest approach to the Earth, meteorologists call it a Supermoon. I wanted to see this one—it was the first occurrence since January 26, 1948—but I couldn’t. Several wildfires raged nearby, and each morning and evening, a thick coat of smoke veiled the sky, shutting out my view of the stars and now the Supermoon. Add to that the geography of our neighborhood—tall trees and other nearby townhouses—and my wish to witness this marvel of nature went ungranted. 

The psalmist was hounded by enemies, one in particular—a jealous king. But he wasn’t worried. Using picturesque words to describe the indescribable, he recounted how God came down to save him. Mounted on an angelic being, God soared on the wings of the wind with storm clouds beneath his feet. But he also shrouded himself in darkness so his enemy couldn’t see his approach. 

God has been known to hide Himself. For thirteen years, Joseph must have wondered about God’s whereabouts. Joseph’s jealous brothers hated him and sold him to a band of traders who took him to Egypt and sold him again. Falsely accused of trying to rape the king’s wife, Joseph was cast into prison where he was promptly forgotten. For two more years, he languished in squalid conditions until God suddenly turned his situation around and promoted him to prime minister of Egypt. 

Just because we don’t see the hand of God in our situations doesn’t mean it isn’t there. Jesus promised never to leave or forsake us—and he doesn’t. He works behind the scenes, orchestrating the events of our lives, thwarting the enemy's schemes, and manufacturing good. Our duty is simply to trust in his sovereignty, unconditional love, and power. 

When God hides, we must wait for him to show himself. Biblical waiting is not inactivity. We continue doing the last thing he told us to do until he opens another door and provides clear guidance on a change of direction. 

God may appear to be hidden, but he is never absent from the details of your life. Trust in that promise daily. 

Father, I thank You for always being near, whether I perceive you or not. 

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Restricted Use - Martin Wiles

If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. Jeremiah 29:13 NLT

If I didn’t pay, I couldn’t talk. I remember the days of restricted use. 

As my wife and I sat on the front porch of the one-hundred-year-old home we rented, we often heard it ring. A pay phone situated next to an old country store across the road. Each night around the same time, the ringing began. No one ever showed up to answer, and by the time we would have gotten up from our seats, crossed the road, and walked to the phone, it would undoubtedly have stopped ringing before we reached the receiver. 

Listening to the phone, however, took us back to a time when pay phones were everywhere. If I was away from home and needed to make a call, I either stopped by someone’s house or a business—or found a pay phone. But pay phones needed . . . pay—not only to start the conversation but also to continue it. Operators interrupted conversations with, “Please deposit _____ cents if you wish to continue your call.” If I didn’t, she ended the conversation. Money restricted use, unless I made a collect call and the person on the other end agreed to pay the charges.

God once restricted access to himself as well. He appointed priests to intercede for the people. They made the sacrifices, approached God’s throne, and heard the people’s confessions. Only the high priest could enter the Most Holy Place once a year, where he made a sacrifice for himself and then the people before confessing a year’s worth of sins. 

But after Jesus died on the cross, things changed. The curtain that kept people out of the Holy of Holies was torn in two, symbolizing unrestricted access to God for all who chose to approach him through confession and repentance. 

I’m glad the old way of doing things is gone—approaching God and making calls. A few hours without my smartphone and I experience nomophobia. We should feel the same about interaction with God. 

God is continually with us by the presence of his Spirit, and we need recurrent communion with him—and can have it. Talking with him doesn’t cost a dime, nor does he establish a time limit. We can come as often as we want and with as much stuff as we need to unload. 

What’s more, God wants us to come. After all, he’s the One who cleared up the old restricted-use policy. He wants us to share the details of our lives and ask for his guidance. He wants to share in our joys and our sorrows. 

Don’t let anything keep you from enjoying your unrestricted access to God.

Father, my praises rise to you for opening the way for me to come to you. 

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Feeling Forgotten - Martin Wiles

Suddenly, the angel of the LORD appeared to him as a blazing fire in a bush. Exodus 3:2 NLT

The deed had been done, as ugly as it was, and now I was feeling forgotten.

Marital breakups are never easy. No matter who’s at fault, the breakup can leave each partner feeling forgotten. Mine did. My aloneness was intensified when many of my professional friends suddenly left as well. Perhaps they didn’t know how to respond. Maybe they thought I needed time to gather my thoughts. Some may have been embarrassed to associate with me since our profession looked unfavorably on divorce. Only one or two checked to see how I was doing. 

I suppose Moses felt the same. When he killed an Egyptian who was beating one of his fellow countrymen, I imagine he thought he was doing the right thing. But when the king discovered the murder and placed a death sentence on him, he knew differently. Fleeing to the desert, he met a priest, married his daughter, and spent the next forty years tending sheep. In a split second, Moses went from the palace to the poorhouse and from being surrounded by hundreds of people to living with sheep.

When feeling forgotten, I try to remember that feelings don’t always mimic reality. Moses had a spouse, children, a father-in-law, and neighboring shepherds. I had community and church friends. I felt forgotten because my situation in life had changed, and because a few had chosen to cool our friendship.

But even if others forsake us, God never will. He didn’t leave Moses, and he didn’t leave me when my spouse did. He was as close as he had always been. The feelings of loneliness merely kept me from feeling his presence.

Though my situation made it difficult, I tried to surround myself with spiritual encouragers. People who would remind me of God’s promises, who would call periodically and check on me, and who would hug me and tell me everything would be okay. These people forged friendships that I still cherish today, many years after I felt forgotten.

When you pass through times that make you feel forgotten, remember God is always near.

Father, when I feel forgotten by others, remind me you always walk by my side. 

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Happy to See You - Martin Wiles

You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever. Psalm 16:11 NLT

As I walked to the front door, the expression on his face revealed the joy in his heart.

My wife and I were once privileged to keep three of our grandsons. The middle one was almost one, and he was still learning to balance as he walked and now tried to run. When I came home from work each day, he met me at the front door with a huge smile and his arms waving. If I didn’t pick him up immediately, he would cry. However, His older brother was content to continue watching television or doing whatever he was doing.

The psalmist found joy in God’s company presently and looked forward to experiencing the same joy throughout eternity.

Happiness Is Not about What God Does for Us

So often, we tie our happiness in God’s presence to something he has done for us. God promises to supply our needs, and when he comes through, we experience joy. But if he doesn’t provide them as we anticipated or think he should, our happiness is tainted—or even absent. 

Happiness Is about God's Presence

Our goal should be to reach the pinnacle of finding joy in God’s presence, regardless of our circumstances. Additionally, we should relish the relationship itself, even if frills don’t exist.

Happiness Is about Maintaining a First Love

If we’re not careful, the passage of time and busyness can steal our first love for God. My excited grandson’s oldest grandson also once ran to the door to meet me. Age and interest in other things have curtailed his excitement over seeing Pop.

The excited grandson loved for me to stroll him when I first got home. Although his vocabulary was limited, he had ways of letting me know what he wanted. Neither can we have a normal verbal conversation with God, but if we look for joy in his presence, his spirit will speak to ours, and we’ll eventually find joy from simply being in his presence.

Learn to discover your peace and joy in the presence of God.

Father, may your presence in my life be enough to bring me joy. 

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On-Call God - Martin Wiles

I will call to you whenever trouble strikes, and you will answer me. Psalm 86:5 NLT

When you’re on call, anything can happen.

Of all the different jobs I’ve had, being a pastor was the only one that required me to be on call continuously. Always being on call was taxing, but it came with the territory.

I’ve known others who were on call, but it was only for a limited time. My on-call duties differed. Since I had to be available at all times, I had to postpone vacations, come home early from them, get up in the middle of the night to go to the hospital, or miss my children’s activities due to a meeting, wedding, or funeral. No complaints. I knew I’d have to take these reins when I signed up. While one person can’t do it all, someone must be on call when members need assistance.

My mom also expects me to be on call when she beckons. A recent conversation went something like this: 

Me: Hello. 

Mom: Do you have company? 

Me: Yes. 

And then she proceeded to talk for fifteen minutes. I must admit that, since this is typical for her, I sometimes hit the ignore button when I see her name appear. Then I feel guilty. Perhaps something was wrong, and she really needed me.

God, on the other hand, doesn’t share the frustrations I sometimes fight against, nor does he ever hit the ignore button. He enjoys every minute of being on call.

God is continuously on call because he wants to be. His love and concern for us spur him to answer our every beck and call. He cares as no one else can. He exhibits love in its purest form.

God is also on call continuously because he can be. I may be on call, but there are some things that could prevent me from responding immediately. I may have to get up and get dressed. Not so with God. God’s characteristics allow him to be anywhere promptly.

People on call are on call because they have the knowledge and ability to respond to a particular need. God does as well. Regardless of what is wrong in our lives, he can repair it—spiritually, physically, or emotionally. He knows our needs before we ever call and is more than willing to run to our side.

Depend on God for all your needs. He’s always on call.

Father, I thank you that no matter what my need is or what time it is, you are always there for me. 

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Laying Down Life’s Loads - Christina Wooten

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee. Psalm 55:22 KJV

I grunted in pain as I lifted my backpack onto my shoulders. My back folded like a tortilla under the weight. The bag seemed to get heavier each day. When I’m as hunched as Quasimodo in twenty or thirty years, I’ll know what to blame it on.

But sometimes, the weight on my back is even less than the weight I carry in my heart. It’s easy for me to allow worry to creep into my life. I forget to release my anxiety, just as I forget to clear out my backpack. This weight could cause problems that may last the rest of my life. But for whatever reason, I refuse to release my burdens.

The psalmist tells us to lay our burdens on the Lord. However, I don’t always believe God can handle the weight.

When my boyfriend first offered to carry my backpack, I hesitated. What if he drops it? I thought. What if he isn’t careful with my stuff?

These concerns were ridiculous. My boyfriend is stronger than I am and can easily handle my backpack. By questioning his abilities, I demonstrated that I didn’t trust his strength—only my own.

Unfortunately, my backpack is not the only weight I hesitate to lay down. Jesus beckons me to give him my stress and worries, but I don’t trust him sometimes. What if he doesn’t care about my problems? What if my burdens aren’t important to him?

Yet, God is strong enough to handle our difficulties. He takes care of our burdens as though they were his own. God won’t let go of them, just as he won’t let go of us. If we give our troubles to Christ, we show the world that we trust him.

We don’t have to cling to our loads. Instead, we can relinquish them to the One who is stronger than we are. Our burdens may be heavy, but his burden is light.

When you feel you don’t have the strength to stand under the weight of life’s problems, allow the Lord to carry your burdens.

Father, I give my burdens to you.

 

Christina Wooten is a college senior studying Performance and Professional Writing. Her love for language and acting has impassioned her to serve God with her words. In her spare time, she also enjoys singing and crocheting. She hopes to continue to write professionally after graduation.

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Feeling Forsaken - Martin Wiles

My God, my God! Why have you forsaken me? Psalm 22:1 NLT

Feeling forsaken can make it appear that life’s caving in.

I’ve always thought that of all people who should stand shoulder to shoulder in tough times, it should be family. Recently, a particular family member had the means to help my wife and me through a difficult financial period but chose not to. I felt forsaken … actually angry.

Examples of feeling forsaken are rife. Thousands of children feel forsaken by parents who abandon them. Perhaps they couldn’t afford to raise them or didn’t want to. Forsaken spouses join their multitude. Spouses have walked out on them for someone else because they don’t love them anymore or because they are tired of marriage. Even friends sometimes forsake friends. And there’s just something about tragedies that leaves us feeling forsaken too.

The psalmist doesn’t give the reason he feels forsaken. Maybe he was just writing Hebrew poetry he knew people could identify with for thousands of years to come. I have a feeling, though, that someone had forsaken him or some difficulty had assaulted him. Because of it, he imagined God had also.

When hard times strike, it’s easy to think God has abandoned us. When others forsake us, it’s easy to transfer our feelings of abandonment to God as well. Staking our faith in what the Bible teaches is essential when we feel forsaken, and the Bible says God will never leave us. Others might, but He won’t. Regardless of how we might treat Him, He’ll never leave. He’s the only friend we can find who we can say that about with confidence.

When I feel forsaken, I remember how easy it is to confuse feelings with reality. Feelings change often within the same day and even the same minute. How we feel may or may not reflect reality. If we feel forsaken by God, our feelings never mimic reality. God is forever by our sides to comfort, guide, and instruct. When others walk out, He stands nearby.

When we feel forsaken by others—and particularly God—we must depend on our faith, not feelings. Our relationship with God is built on truths and realities, not feelings. Walking by faith helps us experience His presence even when we don’t feel it.

When you’re feeling forsaken, remember God will never abandon you.

Father, I thank You for always being by my side in good times and bad. 

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Longing for God’s Presence - Martin Wiles

Then Moses said, “If you don’t go with us personally, don’t let us move a step from this place.” Exodus 33:15 NLT

She longed for their presence: her son and husband. Both fought in a Middle Eastern war. She worried night and day, never totally focused on anything she did. What if both were killed? Or suppose they were critically injured? How would that change the life she had known?

Another time and place. Another person. She and her husband longed for the presence of their son. He had made some unwise decisions that landed him in jail. Six years had passed with only temporary visits. They longed for him to be released so he could move back home, where they could talk and visit regularly.

Moses, too, longed for God’s presence. He had agreed to God’s assignment and led God’s people out of slavery. But no sooner had they left Egypt than the rebels rebelled. While Moses received the Ten Commandments on a mountain, they lounged below and wondered what had happened to him. Additionally, they fashioned a golden calf to take God’s place. God considered annihilating them and starting over with Moses. Moses, however, interceded for the people and begged God to go with them on their journey to the Promised Land. He didn’t want to move one step if God wasn’t by his side.

Emotions can trigger our longing for God’s presence. A soul-stirring musical concert or fiery sermon can easily arouse them. We can be stirred, feel God’s presence, and be ready to take on the world for Christ. However, the danger of longing for God’s presence only when something stirs our emotions is that the feeling is typically short-lived. Though important and necessary, emotions mimic a roller coaster’s up-and-down movement.

A longing for God’s presence that results from an inner conviction that we need and want his presence is more permanent. Faith and a firm commitment will carry us farther than an emotional experience.

When we long for God’s presence, as Moses did, we strive to please him with our actions, words, and attitudes. We live a holy lifestyle, recognizing that our bodies are a temple of his presence. And we move closer to him daily, long to grasp the opportunities he sends and share him with others.

Pursue those things that will help you long even more for God’s presence.

Father, I believe you are with me always. Help me long to feel your presence with me continuously. 

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Hide and Seek - Karen Huffaker

You will seek me and find me when you search for me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13 CSB

Children love to play Hide and Seek.

They run and giggle as they hide from each other. Big kids compete to find various hidden items on scavenger hunts for hours of entertainment. Their teams search around town with maps and clues, seeking pre-hidden items. The first team to complete following the directions and gathering treasures is declared the winner.

Sometimes, we feel as if God hides from us, and searching for Him is no fun at all. It’s almost always a serious matter. We desperately seek Him for help, guidance, or answers. We wait anxiously for Him to appear, fix our problems, or perform miracles. We want Him to restore impossible situations, provide for our needs, heal someone physically, mentally, or emotionally, or mend broken things and hearts.

While facing many troubles, David asked God not to hide from his pleading. The king was fearful and overwhelmed and sought the Lord to sustain him.

God never hides from us because He is already with us. The search is over. He promises we will find Him when we search for Him with all our hearts.

I find great comfort and peace in God’s promise. Since He is with me, He already knows my burdens and concerns. I can hand them off to the Lord to resolve rather than try alone.

When I place my burdens in God’s capable hands, my trust in Him increases, and I am helped. God’s answers make sense. The way He works out all things for good always amazes me. God’s will is for the best because of His great love for me. I find the rest and peace I long for rather than anxiety. I am declared the winner.

Rather than searching, how can you realize God is already with you?

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God at a Distance - Martin Wiles

But the officer said, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come into my home. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed.” Matthew 8:8 NLT

Sitting silently, it waited to be picked up to talk to people who were far away.

Telephones have changed drastically during my lifetime. The first phone I remember was solid black with only a receiver and perched on my grandmother’s buffet in her dining room. To make a call, I picked up the receiver and, if no one was talking, waited for the operator’s assistance. This was called a party line.

The next phone looked similar but had a dial so I could place my call without the operator’s help. Then the push button phone arrived. The cordless phone followed. Now I wasn’t bound by a cord and could move about while talking. Finally, cellular phones revolutionized communication. I could talk while traveling. At present, I can carry my phone (computer) with me anywhere I go. Distance is no longer an issue.

While distance was once a problem when using a phone, it never has been for God. This Roman officer knew this long before the idea of communicating by phone ever entered an inventor’s mind. His servant was paralyzed and needed healing. He approached Jesus who offered to come to his house and heal the servant. The officer suggested Jesus do it long distance. Jesus was amazed at his faith. 

Sometimes, I forget distance isn’t a problem for God. I imagine when praying that my prayers drift up to heaven and then vie for God’s attention—among the millions of others being offered at the exact moment. Then God has to schedule when he’ll take care of mine. And I wait.

To begin with, God is Spirit and omnipresent. He’s not bound by time and is everywhere simultaneously. He can hear my prayers and millions more at the exact time and in the same moment. He isn’t confined by chronos time but operates in kairos time. While he can answer our prayers from a distance, from God’s perspective, distance is never what we perceive it to be. He is as close as the breath we breathe to utter our requests.

God is never too busy or far away to answer your prayers and supplications. Go to him often, believing he will answer any prayer made in faith.

Father, I thank You for being as close as the air I breathe and for Your willingness to answer my prayers.

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Christmas Separation - Martin Wiles

We, here, at Love Lines from God, wish all our supporters a very Merry Christmas. 

And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Romans 8:38 NLT

Ah, the good old days when no Christmas separation existed.

I remember them well. My parents planned our Christmas Day celebrations, and I didn’t complain. For lunch, we headed to my paternal grandparents’ home. The five of us gathered with my dad’s sister, my uncle, and their two kids. When we all walked into the house, we discovered a mountain of presents around an artificial tree nestled in the corner of a large living room. Our eyes bulged as we eagerly awaited the opening ceremony.

But not yet. First, we had to eat lunch. My grandfather’s tradition was ham, and he knew how to cook it just right. My grandmother cooked the sides. When all was done, the adults gathered around the dining room table, and we siblings and cousins sat at the kitchen table. Of course, I didn’t mind. The old home only had gas space heaters, and one sat beside the kitchen chair I always sat in.

We gobbled our food, knowing what was next. As we circled in the living room, my oldest cousin played Santa and handed out the gifts. After a couple of hours of opening and playing with our toys, we headed thirty minutes down the road to my maternal grandparents’ old country home.

Mom’s sister, my uncle, and my cousins lived just next door. They walked the short distance to my grandparents’ house, and we ate again. The present pile here was much smaller, but the love was just as great.

Fast forward twenty years. My family, my brothers, their wives, and all our children were gathered at Mom and Dad’s house. Our grandparents had died long ago. Now, Mom carried on the tradition. The food was homecooked, the presents were piled high, and the fellowship was precious.

Fast forward another thirty years. Now, we’re all separated—by miles, divorces, remarriages, grandchildren, and deaths. So we will celebrate this Christmas in segments: with one brother and some of his family, then another brother and his family, and finally, our children and grandchildren. The entire process will spread over two weeks, not one day.

Such is the life most families live at Christmas. But despite the changes and the separations, one thing never changes: God’s love. Paul reminds us that nothing—death, divorce, remarriage, sickness, disease, financial challenges, a sour economy—can separate us from God’s love.

Regardless of the Christmas separations we experience, we can still celebrate the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, our Lord. And we can relish in His forgiveness, the abundant life He gives us presently, and the eternal home He promises us. Nothing can separate us from Him in the present or the future.

Among Christmas’ separation, celebrate the togetherness you can have with Christ and others.

Prayer: Father, we thank you that nothing can separate us from your love. 

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Unexpected Presence - Anne Adams

Now the Angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth tree . . . [while] Gideon threshed wheat in the winepress, in order to hide it from the Midianites. And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him, and said to him, “The Lord is with you, you mighty man of valor!” Judges 6:11–12 NKJV

“Did you beep me?”

I heard the question on the front desk phone at the big church where I once worked. I quickly did a mental inventory of the ministers I knew had beepers. It wasn’t any of them, so I blurted, “Who are you?”

The person answered my blunt question, “Walter.” The senior minister. Oops!

After I dove for the switch to connect him to his secretary, I realized what had happened. Usually, when she beeped him, she’d alert me, but this time she hadn’t. Thus the unexpected presence.

Gideon had a similar experience when a divine visitor appeared as he threshed wheat in a hole. The unexpected divine presence brought instructions for God's new job for Gideon.

I’ve never had a visit like Gideon, but I’ve occasionally felt the same sense of a divine presence. It can take various forms–perhaps a sudden urge to say or do something that encourages someone or maybe a new idea I can implement in my writing ministry. Sometimes, God’s unexpected presence approaches me with a new task, as He did with Gideon.

When God shows up unexpectedly or in an unusual way, remember the Lord behind the visit is prepared to provide what you need to follow His divine orders. 

How do you respond when God shows up with a new task for you? 

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Anne Adams is a retired church staffer living in Athens, Texas, where she writes a historical column for the local newspaper. Her book Brittany, Child of Joy, tells about her mentally disabled daughter and was published in 1986 by Broadman. She has taught junior college history and has published in Christian and secular publications for forty years. 

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