When GOD Seems Distant

Isaiah 8:17 (ESV)
“I will wait for the Lord, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope in him.”

Psalm 9:10 (AMP)
“And those who know Your name [who have experienced Your precious mercy] will put their confident trust in You,
For You, O Lord, have not abandoned those who seek You.”

Psalm 37:5 (TPT)
“Give God the right to direct your life, and as you trust him along the way, you’ll find he pulled it off perfectly!”

Psalm 28:7 (AMP)
“The Lord is my strength and my [impenetrable] shield; My heart trusts [with unwavering confidence] in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart greatly rejoices,
And with my song I shall thank Him and praise Him.”

Acts 13:22 (NKJV)
“And when He had removed him, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.’”

Deuteronomy 31:6 (NKJV)
“Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.”

Job 23:8-10 (NKJV)
“Look, I go forward, but He is not there, And backward, but I cannot perceive Him; When He works on the left hand, I cannot behold Him;
When He turns to the right hand, I cannot see Him. But He knows the way that I take;
When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.”

Job 1:21-22 (AMP)
“He said, “Naked (without possessions) I came [into this world] from my mother’s womb,
And naked I will return there. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; Blessed be the name of the Lord.” Through all this Job did not sin nor did he blame God.”

Romans 8:28 (AMP)
“And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose.”