Obviously it has been a long time since Themuse97 left his comment, but I just wanted to respond. To him, or anyone else who feels the same way, I totally know how you feel. I think most believers do at one point or another, from many of the great saints of the last 2000 years, to the writers of the Psalms in the Bible. But, as Lucygirl says, God is always there and will not fail. Only He knows why it's sometimes so hard to see or feel His presence, but the truth is that He isn't going away, no matter how we feel. The hard times pass, and light comes back. (Again, the biblical Psalms have many examples of this.) If we stick it out, and especially if we pray for help, we'll get to a place where it doesn't feel like a myth anymore.
I'm not trying to sound preachy, but just to speak out of some of my own experiences, and those of others that I know. I definitely don't have many answers, and I think the genius of this song is that it doesn't try to offer any, but just cries out to God. That's all we can really do in such moments.
Themuse97, I hope and pray that you and your sister are feeling closer to God, and that He will bless you both as you struggle with these issues.
Obviously it has been a long time since Themuse97 left his comment, but I just wanted to respond. To him, or anyone else who feels the same way, I totally know how you feel. I think most believers do at one point or another, from many of the great saints of the last 2000 years, to the writers of the Psalms in the Bible. But, as Lucygirl says, God is always there and will not fail. Only He knows why it's sometimes so hard to see or feel His presence, but the truth is that He isn't going away, no matter how we feel. The hard times pass, and light comes back. (Again, the biblical Psalms have many examples of this.) If we stick it out, and especially if we pray for help, we'll get to a place where it doesn't feel like a myth anymore.
I'm not trying to sound preachy, but just to speak out of some of my own experiences, and those of others that I know. I definitely don't have many answers, and I think the genius of this song is that it doesn't try to offer any, but just cries out to God. That's all we can really do in such moments.
Themuse97, I hope and pray that you and your sister are feeling closer to God, and that He will bless you both as you struggle with these issues.