'Why does God feel distant?' by Claire Lynch - 7 November 2021
How is your connection with God right now? In this talk, Claire Lynch looks at reasons why we feel our connection gets lost and God seems distant. Do we think that God might let us go? Did Father God leave Jesus when when he was dying on the cross? What difference would it make to us if God always maintained his connection and never became distant?
Further reflections
Consider the question - how is your connection to God right now?
How does the way you see yourself influence that?
How does the way you perceive God influence that?
Take time to read through and ponder the whole of Psalm 22. Ask God to reveal himself to you as you read it.
In John 10:30 - Jesus states that he and the Father are one. Have a look at John 14 also, where Jesus goes to great length to explain this to his disciples.
Take a look at some of the stories of people’s who’s lives were changed by their encounter with Jesus:
Woman caught in adultery (John 8:1-11)
Zacheaus the tax collector (Luke 19:1-20)
Samaritan woman at the well (John 4:1-42)
How does God’s radical unconditional love and acceptance make a difference to your life each day?
What next?
If you would like to find out more about connecting with Jesus through Immanuel Prayer, click here.
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