Crickets And Bill Collectors

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  My face is red with weeping, and on my eyelids is deep darkness, although there is no violence in my hands, and my prayer is pure. Job 16:16 ESV
  
  Bills steadily piled up with no income to pay them at our house. After months of intimate fellowship with the Lord, I now felt alone, abandoned. When I tried to pray, I got no answer. When I tried to worship, there was no presence. I know that He will never leave you nor forsake you, but I could sure hear crickets, and bill collectors.
  
  When a school teacher is teaching the class, they will answer any questions that you have. But when the test begins there is silence. If you ask a question, then you will be ignored at best, possibly disciplined. You are to use the knowledge that you recently learned to pass the test. The teacher is still there, but they do not speak.
  
  Job was a righteous man that went through a test. When everything fell apart, there was only silence. God showed up at the end of it and Job was restored. In my life, I went through a test. After several months of no work and intense pressure, we were packing to move out of our home. It ended abruptly and in twenty-four hours everything changed for us. The test was over, His presence returned, and we recovered.
  
  If all that you hear are crickets and bill collectors, know that this is a test. Keep the faith, do not give up today. Keep praying, stay positive. It will soon pass and you will be taken to a new level. As Job sat there on the ground having lost everything, he probably did not see the blessed life that was soon coming. The Lord blessed the latter part of Jobs life, more than the beginning (Job 42:12).