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Where Are You God

God's Kindness Quest Series

Father God, where are you when I am engulfed in loneliness

I read you are a Father to the fatherless

 

Jesus, where are you when I reach out for a godsend

Christians say you are my friend 

 

Holy Spirit, where are you when I consider myself a loser

I'm told you are my comforter

 

God, help me understand where you’ve been

When I am bombarded by invitations to sin

 

I hear you have dominant power and might

Yet, I feel alone day and night

 

Maybe you're not the deity everyone claims you to be

Why do you hide yourself from me

 

God responded, the enemy fills your head with doubt and lies

I gaze upon you with compassionate eyes

 

You are my child

I weep when you believe you are exiled

 

Father God’s tears fell upon my heart and mind

Each drop overflowing with soothing love, unlike any other kind

 

The depth of God’s tenderness, incredible

He is no longer distant in heaven, he’s unexpectedly huggable

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As for my questions, I no longer need answers

In Abba Father’s loving embrace, nothing else matters

Interactive Questions

Jeremiah 33:3 (NIV), "Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know."

  • What emotions, memories, thoughts, convictions, or inspirations bubbled up while reading the poem?

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  • Father God, what do you want me to know about my answers to the previous question? 

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  • Thinking about your personal experiences, how would you complete the following? 

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  • How could a loving God allow: _____, _____, _____? ​

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  • I am frustrated, angry, or disappointed with God because: _____, _____, _____. ​

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  • Lord, what do you want me to know about how I filled in the blanks? ​​​​​

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  • Father God, when have you fathered me, and I forgot about it or did not realize it at the time? 

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  • Jesus, when have you been a friend to me, and I forgot about it or did not realize it at the time? 

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  • Holy Spirit, when have you comforted me, and I forgot about it or did not realize it at the time? 

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  • Father God, when have you displayed your power, and I forgot about it or did not realize it at the time? 

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  • Father God, is there anything else you want to share with me at this moment?

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Prayer

James 5:16 (NLT),  "... The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.​"

Lord, I give you anger, frustration, and disappointment about situations in which I thought you abandoned me. Forgive me for the emotions I have harbored in my heart, blaming you for not preventing or solving challenges the way I wanted. Forgive me for the arrogance of my demand for answers from you. Forgive me for judging you to be an absentee God. Thank you for showing me you were there, even when I didn't realize it. 

 

Lord, you promise in 1 Corinthians 13, “LOVE NEVER FAILS”. I ask you to apply your truth and love to my questions, to every way I’ve judged you, to every nook and cranny of my shattered heart, to every moment of broken trust, and to every way I’ve distanced myself from you. The feelings of rejection run deep and I ask you to uproot them now, replacing them with your love. Forgive me for trying to live as a child in your Kingdom, while applying worldly ways. 

 

Holy Spirit, quicken me to hear and receive your truth. Minister to me regarding everything I lay before you today. Help me to personally fellowship with you daily, surrendered, teachable, with my heart wide open to you. May I hear your whispers, even as I slumber. Amen.

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  • Lord, what did this prayer activate in accordance with James 5:16?

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  • ​Tweak the existing prayer as desired or craft a new personalized one.

Scripture

2 Timothy 3:16 (NLT), "All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true ..."

Isaiah 55:8-9 (NLT)

“‘My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,’ says the Lord. ‘And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.’”

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  • List meaningful Bible verses which come to mind regarding this poem, the interactive questions, and prayer.

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