Where is God When I Need Him?

Hello!
I love this. Sometimes you feel as if nobody cares, nobody is watching, or knows. But he does, and just like @Jadefox said, it's all part of his plan, even though we may be to small to see it. As for the poem? I'd give you a 10 out of 10. Wonderfully written. Great job, and keep writing!
~Snazzy

Right there beside you.

2 Timothy 4:22
(Paul writing his final words of guidance to Timothy about the struggles he had overcome with strength from God.)
"But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it."

I've been through periods in my faith where I feel like I can't hear God, but I keep faith that He's working in me to do something or become closer to Him. Paul, throughout his life, went through unfathomable torture, arrests, and trials. Even through the thick of it, he was able to maintain his faith and trust in God and spread His word.

I suggest you read Psalm 27; it's quite encouraging.

David writes in Psalm 27:13-14,
"I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord."

There are times of waiting in our faith, even when the world around us is falling apart, we can trust in Him that He has a larger picture for us.

Hopefully this helped. PM me if you want to talk. I'll be praying

I feel your Pain. I am religous to. But what I am trying to say is god can't give too much or too little attention to everyone and/or everything sometimes we just have to solve our problems on our own. No matter what he will be there for to put you back on track and help guide you.

Jack here for a review.

I really liked this, and I just thought I would leave my thoughts behind on what you wrote here. I find it very interesting. I like the concept that you have here, and I myself often struggle with what you are talking about, but sometimes, the horrible things that happen in our world is down to the horrible acts of man kind, if you would like to talk about this feel free to message me about it. I hope you are doing ok. My prayers are with you!

I love the poem, a lot and its a thumbs up!! from me!

Jack

Loved it, and I can definitely relate to this. I too have often wondered where God was, and if he'd ever help me. I still don't know if God is there. I can't say if I'm very religious anymore, however I will say that I still hold onto the hope of him being there for me. I still have hope that he and that giant kingdom in the sky exists. If not, then we must all strive to just live happy lives. Because we only live but one.

Great social message that affects everyone. I look forward to more of your work Gravity.

um *awkwardly caughs* hes... right there... Like you said.
Maybe you will be better for this, you know? I know some people that never went to collage, and they don't have it so bad now... My one friend, she went to one of the best collages in the US, and at one point, she could not always feed her daughter breakfast.
And now she is merried, has a good home, and a good life.
It will all work itself out of you don't let it get to you....

Wow. I went through the exact same thing like a year ago. You pretty much explained my life. You need to understand that everyone will, has, or is going through the same thing, whether they have a religious figure involved or not.

Honestly, I could tell you what worked for me, but I wouldn't know where to start, it's different for everyone, and it's never easy to explain. I'm still going to tell you a few things though.
When I was having problems with my parents (there was lots of things), an internet friend had stopped communication with me and another friend, I had no clue what to do with my life, another friend irl had anxiety and depression, I felt my town and almost everyone in it was fake, and I cried almost every night in prayer, all I had to turn to was God and my friends. But no matter how much I talked to them and Him, nothing got better. Everything still hurt. One of the biggest things you can do is not give up, not give in to Satan. I also saw and read this book called Not a Fan by Kyle Idleman. It taught me so much I didn't know, and it made me reflect on myself, want to change my ways, and rely on God to help me change. I also started a devotional called Jesus Calling by Sarah Young, which I'm not yet done with. But by reading that book, I spent time with Jesus meditating on what this guy was writing about, which gave me the Holy Spirit.
No one can really give you a good definition of the Holy Spirit besides it's God in you. But they can't explain how it feels. All I can say is it gave me pure joy because I had Jesus in my and with me at all times. After that book, I went back to fiction books and my focus on God went down. And in order to keep an awareness of Him around and in you, you need to focus on Him. But I was no longer reading the book that caused me to focus on Him. So I lost some of what I had gained. I'm in the process of gaining it back. The only thing that works for me is to take a few minutes a day to just lay in my bed, put everything out of my mind, and sit and listen for God. I usually have something in mind I want to have a conversation with Him about, and so I talk, and then when I'm done I listen for Him. It helps to know it's gonna feel more like your conscience talking to you than some unseen force, but once something clicks in your brain, you'll realize that it's God talking to you.
It also helps to read the Bible every now and then, to have people or a group (like a youth group or good Christian you're close to) help you along the way. My youth group and youth pastor have been huge influences in my life to help guide me along. Also, check out the website Lies Young Women Believe, and maybe subscribe to their emails. They've helped me a lot to understand and realize things, too.
But above all, be thankful. Even for the things that you mentioned in this poems. Whether we like it or not, good things come from bad things, no matter how long it takes to realize that. God doesn't do anything without purpose. So thank Him. Thank Him for simple, complex, bad, and good things.

Sorry that was so rambly and long! I will pray for you, and I truly hope the Lord gives you joy in your life and answers your questions. You are so brave for writing and posting this raw, honest, faithful poem. Stay courageous, and don't give up. God is with you, no matter what.

Hello Gravity, the Writer'sStop is here for a review! Hopefully I can do this alright, I'll admit I'm not the best at handling poetry so bear with me here.

First off, although the pattern of the poem isn't too clear, you can easily get away with it on this one since the purpose of this poem is to speak your mind. But it's consistent though, which is good.

As for the content, I would say that remember that teens nowadays unfortunately get depressed easily, you're not the only one. For your suffering and your shaking, remember the story of Job, with his incredible suffering and being well rewarded. I truly believe God rewards those who stick with him in tough times. He's there for you, ready to reward you when your hard times start to get easier. Sometimes the key is to wait it out, knowing you are in fact loved. The true, uninterrupted happiness and paradise comes after death if you stick with the Lord.

For these problems, some might get better quickly, others might take time, who knows. But they key is patience, and praying to God for your own personal strength.

You express your feelings well in this poem, but never lose hope, never give up on God. It will all pay off and reward you, you'll see.

I hope your situation gets better, that you can pray for God to give you the strength to handle these problems, and that you can continue writing!

hello!
I'm not very religious, though I do go to my local episcopal church on the whim of my mother.
I have some understanding of the concept of God(it may be quite different from yours)... but even with that, it still fails to make me understand why you think that God is going to save you from such things. This is only my opinion... i don't want to question or offend you about your beliefs. This is an open place.
but I hope you can gain some perspective.
Sometimes, you have to stand up for yourself. You can't just wait for God to come down and help you. I'm sure He's watching you, and I'm sure He loves you, but you know... you were put in the world, not because you are a puppet, waiting for God to move you... you are here because you need to be, because you have your own free will that God is counting to be used by you.
you are empowered. you have free will. You can do this, even at this hard place in your life.
What God is, from what I've gathered...is an undending force of love. He is hope. And it seems like you don't have much hope right now. You've given up on yourself, and so have given up on God...
oops, i put this as a review. sorry. i didn't mean to...(i edited this after i submitted it)

Hello, Gravity.

First of all, I think we've all been there. Waiting for something good to happen to us because we've been told over and over that god is good and that you follow him and that he'll rescue you. Unfortunately, any spirituality you follow will only provide you with inner peace because god is not going to "save" you in a literal sense. Inner peace can help, and I'm not bashing your religion at all, but I totally understand where the narrator is coming from.

While I understand the feeling and I know that a lot of people can relate to it, I don't know if this works very well as a poem. It seems more like a paragraph broken up into lines and stanzas. Poems draw connections between things, but this is just the narrator talking.

One way to remedy this is to add symbolism. Pick an object that you feel represents your spirituality and relate it to the narrator's struggles. For instance, let's look at the butterfly. When it rains, butterflies hide under the leaves. So in this instance, god would be the leaves and you would be a butterfly searching for a leaf. I'm not saying you should use this particular image/symbol, but it is an example. And how do we implement that while giving clues as to what you're saying? Use simile and metaphor. "I search for god in the leaves, like a butterfly in rain."

The second to last stanza feels a little like an essay with a poor conclusion. Like an essay, you go over the points you've previously made (which is unneeded in such a short poem) and you also bring up a new subject, as if you're making an afterthought. And really, if that guy doesn't want you, he doesn't deserve you, and you certainly deserve better than him. Don't worry. You'll find love.

So add some more simile and metaphor (and other poetic devices if you're feeling adventurous, as well!) and clean up that essay like stanza. I hope that this review proves useful to you! If you want to talk to an impartial party about religion, my inbox is open. Have a good day!

Dear Gravity, idk if I'll be of much help, but I'm going to try. Let's just say I was experiencing the worst 2 years and 6 months of my life. And I thought that God was just staying still, staring at me. I felt hopeless, I complained. But you know what, God does not hate honesty. Finally He said to me "I haven't left you then, what makes you think I'll leave you now?" I hope that these songs will minister to you.. <3


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Incredible!

Hey there, Castiel here for a review!Wow! This is very relatable. (not totally relatable for me, as I am a buddhist, but i know christians that say this.) It brings a reminder to what many of us struggle with, and that we may pray to a celestial being, but dont always get a reply. This is why i originally converted to buddhism; i lost faith in God.
You really created tension and emotion. you can FEEL what your saying as if it were yourself.
you did awesome with grammar and punctuation!
overall, you did a great job.
Keep on writing! I cant wait to see more!
-Castiel

This poem is so original and I can totally relate to it. Not because I have been in this situation myself, but because I often question God, as well as His existence. We all want God to answer all of our problems, and our prayers, but sometimes we have to stop waiting for a religious figure to provide us with answers and face up to it ourselves.
Anyway, sorry for the major digression! Your spelling, punctuation and grammar were spot on and the language you used, though informal, helped the piece to flow smoothly and gave it a youthful feel which I'm assuming is what you were trying to portray. I also love all of the rhetorical questions - apart from in the fourth stanza, as using two in a row stopped the flow a little and made it too repetitive. But it really made me feel included in your piece of work and helped me to identify with it.
Your piece clearly illustrates the plight of a confused teenager who struggles in today's society and expresses the desire for God to help him through it.
Apart from the tiny improvement I suggested, this poem is very well - written, nicely structured, original and addresses one of the main problems we face in the world today.

Please keep writing, I really look forward to reading your next piece of work!

priceofwords

Hey you,

Well, I'm not even a believer but I do understand what you've been feeling and where you seem to seek it. The poem is kind of well written, punctuation correct, grammar correct. The sadness on the teenage poems is just so... classical. Anyway, I'd say its well enough and give it a couple of points.


Good luck and keep on writing!

I really like this poem, even though I'm not a believer in any higher power. I love seeing writing that can break the boundaries of questioning God. I think poetry like this is crucial in the religious literature. Most of what you would see would be about not questioning God, because he's supposed to be the highest and he does good and blah, This poem is awesome, I really enjoy it.

I didn't see any mistakes, no grammar or anything!

Keep up the good work!

- Phoenix

Wow. This is a very strong poem that greatly represents the holiday known by two names: Valentine's day or Single Awareness day. I think it very well exemplifies how people take the extremes of a situation to define themselves: love or hate. It really makes you think about the damages of broken love. Why do we even pretend to 'love' if it is just a fake?