Regardless of your circumstances and how you feel, hang on to God’s unchanging character. Remind yourself of what you know to be eternally true about God: He is good, He loves you, He is with you, He knows what you are going through, He cares, and He has a good plan for your life. When Job’s life fell apart and God was silent, Job still found reasons to praise God. You can praise God for these same reasons. He is good and loving (Job 10:12), He is in control (Job 34:13), He has a plan for your life (Job 23:10, Job 31:4), and He will save you. (Job 19:25).
During times of spiritual dryness, patiently rely on the promises of God, not your emotions and realize that He is taking you to a deeper level of maturity because friendship based on emotion is shallow. Don’t be troubled by trouble. Circumstances cannot change the character of God. God’s grace is still in full force; He is still for you, even when you don’t feel it. In the absence of confirming circumstances, Job held on to God’s Word. He said, “I have not departed from the commands of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.” (Job 23:12). This trust in God’s Word caused Job to remain faithful even though nothing in his life made sense. His faith remained strong in the middle of pain, and God honoured and restored Job because of it. When have you chosen to trust God, even when your feelings or circumstances told you not to? How was that experience? Job chose to trust God. Whether you are in a time of spiritual drought or abundance, make a list of all the things you know to be true about God. Keep it where you can refer to it and add to it often.
