I have noticed that when some people are experiencing the worst moments in their lives they do not want to be told about God. When they are at their lowest, they do not understand God and they mostly question His existence.
I cannot tell if God will be there in your lowest points or not, but my question is, why do people seem not to understand God’s position in their lives so suddenly? I mean, they may even be worshipping Him most of the time and know a lot of verses to comfort those in need, but when they hit their lowest moments, suddenly they no longer understand His word.
These low points may be when one is suffering from a deadly disease, when one loses one’s beloved, when nothing seems to be going in the right direction or when one has been betrayed by one’s most trusted people.
Whatever the case may be, when told ‘God is with you’, they do not understand, they come up with many questions questioning His existence. This, however, does not mean that they do not believe that there is God, they do, but they do not know anymore what He does and why He does that.
I think it will be much better if we just grieve with those who grieve, allow them to process their life at their own pace and not shove comforting words down their throats when they don’t even understand the situation they are being comforted for.
Most of them just want to be left alone to grieve or just accept whatever would have happened. Some just want a simple hug, a shoulder to lean on, no speeches or anything, just a comforting touch. Others, of course, do not even want to be touched, and it’s better for them that way, people differ.
Now you wonder why God’s word, the bread of life, seems not to be wanted at this point. I believe there is God and He has good plans for us, but I wonder why we appear not to want to hear about Him even though we know He has good plans for us.
I believe not wanting to hear about God during our lowest points in life does not mean we do not believe in Him. We do. What we just need is a physical shoulder nearby for us to lean on. It’s confusing, but it does not mean we do not want to hear God’s word, it’s just that we are in the denial stage and nothing makes sense to us at that moment, including His word.
I think it will be much better if we just grieve with those who grieve, allow them to process their life at their own pace and not shove comforting words down their throats when they don’t even understand the situation they are being comforted for.
Just giving a hug, a shoulder, a comforting touch or even quietly leaving them alone may be helpful.
