When God Seems Absent

When it feels like God is absent, we’re tempted to believe that he really is. At this point in Saul’s life, his unrepentant sins have so far distanced him from the Lord that it’s very likely that he was susceptible to the belief that God was actually absent or, at the very least, impotent to help him. “Atheists will tell us that the reason God seems silent is because he’s absent. ‘No one’s home at that address. Duh.’ In the silent suffering seasons we can be tempted to believe it. Until we st...