26/06/2026
St. Teresa of Avila popular saying to God: "If this is how You treat Your friends, it is no wonder You have so few of them" Enjoy my reflection article titled "When it seems, God looked Away !
The wisdom to walk through God's loving dealings with His children is not a commonplace virtue. When God tests, He truly tests. His refining seasons can be so intense that even His most faithful servants cry out, "Lord, why?“
Paul the Apostle testified, "We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened so that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead" (2 Corinthians 1:8–9).
This raises a profound question: When will God finally be convinced that I need no further discipline or painful training before heaven is satisfied that I will never take His grace for granted? Perhaps there is no fixed answer. As long as we remain in the flesh, we are all susceptible to self-reliance. Therefore, God's loving instruction, correction, and refining continue throughout our journey with Him. Yet one enduring principle shines through every difficult season: when God's refining work is complete, a new season of lifting often follows.
The challenge is that proximity to God's next chapter rarely looks like progress. When Joseph sat in prison, nothing around him suggested that he was only moments away from Pharaoh's palace.
If you are walking through the fire today, like me, be encouraged. When God seems silent, or His face appears hidden, it does not necessarily mean He has abandoned you. More often, it means the Refiner is still at work, preparing you for a future that your present circumstances cannot yet reveal.