When You Can’t Feel God — This Is What’s Really Happening – Voddie Baucham
You’re not alone, and this is not a sign of failure or abandonment. The feeling of God’s absence is a common experience for believers, even during times of deep faith and obedience. What’s really happening is that you’re being invited to trust God’s promises over your emotions. Feelings are not facts—God’s presence is not dependent on how you feel.
God is always present. Scripture affirms His omnipresence: “Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence?” (Psalm 139:7). He is with you in the valley as much as on the mountain top. The silence you feel is not proof of His absence, but an opportunity to walk by faith, not by sight.
Three key truths help clarify what’s really happening:
- You’re not broken. Even David, the man after God’s own heart, cried out, “How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?” (Psalm 13:1). Jesus Himself felt forsaken on the cross, yet He was fulfilling redemption.
- This season can deepen your faith. As C.S. Lewis described, the silence can feel like a “door slammed in [your] face.” But this spiritual dryness often strengthens your trust in God’s character, not your feelings.
- God may be refining your relationship. When we rely only on emotional highs, we risk idolizing the feeling of His presence. God removes the feeling not to punish, but to draw you deeper into the reality of who He is—not just how He makes you feel.
What to do:
- Rest in His Word. Reaffirm His promises: “I will never leave you nor forsake you” (Hebrews 13:5).
- Pray faithfully—even when you don’t feel anything. Faith is choosing to believe and act on God’s truth, even when emotions say otherwise.
- Remember His past faithfulness. Review times He has shown up in your life—this strengthens your trust.
- Don’t assume sin is the cause. While unconfessed sin can hinder intimacy, many believers who are walking closely with God still experience this silence. It’s part of spiritual growth.
Bottom line: When you can’t feel God, He’s still there. The absence of feeling is not a signal of distance—it’s a call to deeper trust. You are not abandoned. You are being trained to know Him, not just feel Him.
What Does The KJV Bible Say?
According to Voddie Baucham, when you cannot “feel” God, it is often a desert experience designed to teach trust, not a sign of His absence. God remains sovereignly present, focusing on His glory and your sanctification rather than your comfort. This encourages faith based on Scripture, not emotions.
Biblical Principles of Feeling God’s Absence (KJV):
| Principle | Description | Supporting Scripture (KJV) |
|---|---|---|
| Trust in the Desert | God brings us to the “desert” (low points) to teach us to rely solely on Him for provision, not our feelings or immediate circumstances. | Deuteronomy 8:2-3 – “And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee… in the wilderness… that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only…” |
| Sovereignty over Emotions | God is in control of your circumstances even when He feels far away; His presence is not dependent on your emotions. | Psalm 139:7-10 – “Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there…” |
| God’s Glory Over Comfort | God prioritizes His glory and your refinement over your momentary comfort. | 1 Peter 1:6-7 – “Though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: That the trial of your faith… might be found unto praise…” |
| Assurance via Promise | Faith is anchored in the reliability of God’s Word, not in feelings. | Hebrews 13:5 – “…for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” |
| God Sees and Knows | God is aware of your pain; feeling forgotten does not mean you are forgotten. | Psalm 34:15 – “The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.” |
Essentially, the “feeling” of absence is a trial of faith meant to strengthen reliance on the unchanging nature of God, rather than the changing nature of human emotions.
As You seek understanding and clarity in your life you should always turn to your Heavenly Father for Guidance
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Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. -MATTHEW 5:24 KJV
Are You Your Own Worst Enemy?
I would start out by saying what Jesus Christ would want us to do? Pray and how should we pray? The Lord’s Prayer, and how often should we pray? Continually. Why do we use the Lord’s Prayer and not some other? The Lord’s Prayer covers all the areas that is important for our spiritual being.
When we pray the Lords prayer we ask to forgive our enemies, let God’s will be done, the kingdom to come. By praying the Lord’s prayer we let go of many thoughts we have in our head and give them back to God so we can have things revealed to us.
We must overcome resentment in our heart, and in a past video I shared about Dr. Jordan Peterson talks about how resentment can destroy us and we become our own very worst enemy and Jordan goes on to say that we must talk to people what we have resentment toward to overcome that resentment. Other people who lived in the past who talked about this is Jesus Christ and someone who is living now who talks about this daily is Brother Augustine, Dr. John MacArthur, Dr. Charles Stanley, Rev. John Piper and Pastor Paul Washer.
Women are looking for a fathers love
Women are looking for a fathers love. Its important that men understand women are looking for a fathers love and not get screwed. Woman more than anything are looking for a strong spiritual man to lead the future (the family). I think in many YouTube videos on biblical teachings, how young women are being hurt by men that are just looking to get laid instead of doing right and being in Christ and setting a good example of a strong man. We must be in Christ, hate no one, love all, forgave theses we resent, love what is right and support people who are walking with God.
Women need their fathers in their lives to be strong man to be good examples and not BETA men or weak examples of what a man should be. Its important that a man leads the way as Christ leads men, we as man need to fellow Jesus Christ to keep society from going to HELL.
Every day you can see or people watch how some men and women our living in hell without the right spiritual order then you will continue your hellish way according to 2 Peter. You can also find it in Romans. God will give you over to a reprobate mind.
And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient. – Romans 1:28 (KJV)
In Romans 1, Paul refers to something known as a reprobate mind. If you’re not familiar with the term reprobate, the literal definition in the Greek is failing to pass the test, unapproved, counterfeit.
Spiritual Order – In The Family and Church
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How God Commands Us To Forgive Those Who We Have Resentment Toward.
All of us are tested everyday by our personal internal struggle coming from resentment of what happened earlier in our lives as children typically what our mother did to us, telling how our fathers were not good enough or driving us away from our fathers when we were children. We most go to the people that we have resentment against and forgive them. By forgiving our mothers or whoever we have resentment against, God will forgive us and we can return to the heavenly Father through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
It was said if you don’t love everyone then you love no one. People today live like the Old Testament people did. We must forgive and love everyone as God Commanded us to do according to Matthew 22:34-40.
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