Where Is God?

Have you ever looked at your life and asked the question, Where Is God? Have you ever looked at the world and various situations and asked the question, Where Is God? This is the argument that a lot of atheists and agnostics like to make from the standpoint of, if there really is a God then why does He allow this and why does He allow that? These are legitimate questions, but not towards the validity of the Existence of the Almighty. But still, even for those who are ardent believers in God and in no shape, form or fashion question His Eternal Existence or Presence; sometimes we are still challenged to ask the question, Where Is God? Not does God exist, but Where Is He in this situation, in this predicament, in this circumstance?

Saints, let me start off by saying that God is where He's always been, On His Eternal Throne (Psalm 47). But remember, God is also Omni-Present, so He's Everywhere at the same time. So even though "we" may not see or know Where He Is in a certain situation or given circumstance, I can assure, God is Right There, closer than you can imagine. So the appropriate question is not Where Is God, the more pertinent question is Where Are We? As God is Moving, and He Is, and as His Presence pervades whatever situation we're experiencing and being challenged to endure, the better question is Where Are We, and even better, Where Are We with God?

What I am learning is that as a child of God, as a believer in Christ, every situation and trial that we go through is Divinely Designed by the Lord to test and expose where we are in regards to our faith and relationship with Him. We must keep in mind and always remember, Life is about God, it's not about us. Jesus is the Author and Finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12), so He gets to write the script anyway He Divinely chooses. The question in every episode that God Sovereignly and Providentially allows is, not just where is our faith, but where are we in our relationship with Him (for which our faith is a reflection of). So when the Trials and Vicissitudes of life hit you hard and in a very painful and sometimes even seemingly destructive way, before you start questioning the whereabouts of God and why and how could He do this to you, first ask the question of Where are you in relation to Him in regards to the situation He's Providentially allowing you to experience.

Nobody had a more legitimate reason to question Where Was God than His Own Son, Jesus. As a matter of fact, Jesus went so far to ask, "My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken Me?(Matthew 27). But did God show up for His Son? He most certainly did! And remember, He didn't relieve the suffering, He didn't alleviate the pain; but what the Father did do was Validate the Experience. That's what The Resurrection was all about; the Validation of the Crucifixion of His Son, Jesus the Christ. And saints, I can assure you, as  a child of The Father in whom His Son dwelleth, if you can just hold on a little while longer, in the midst of the disappointment, in the midst of the disillusionment,  in the midst of the unanswered questions, in the midst of the hurt, in the midst of the pain, in the midst of the anger, in the midst of what feels like utter hopelessness; our God will also Validate your Experience and show you that even though you may ask Where Is God, He will prove to you beyond a shadow of a doubt: He's Been There All the Time.