Holding us down

Day 32 of Grief Bites

In times when we painfully cry out, "God...where are you??" as we look up hurt and bewildered, and wrongfully believing God is allowing us great hurt, harm, and devastation, God may be in the middle of holding us down for our own wellbeing.

(Example of a parent helping to hold down their hurt and screaming child in the hospital so they can get treated/helped by the doctors)

You are not being punished...He may be simply refining and purifying you at the present moment.

Verses:

Isaiah 40:31:
But those that wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings as eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.

Lamentations 3:25:
The Lord is good to those who wait for Him,
To the soul who seeks Him.