Where?

My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God? (Psalms 42:3 KJV)

This is not described as one of David’s songs, but it sure could be one of mine.  Usually it’s not a question, but a statement, “Your God does not exist,” if it’s not “Show me results of what God has done.”

Refer to answered prayers where someone was safe, and comments are returned: “So, that person was saved and the others weren’t good enough?” or “Didn’t God put them in that situation in the first place?”
Speak about how we feel placed in a specific place for a specific reason and it’s put down to luck and we are seeking myths for comfort in a comfortless world. "Die Religion ... ist das Opium des Volkes" – they really do see religion as an opium for the people, and want no part of it.

When I hear their words, I think of Joash confronting those who would kill Gideon for tearing down Baal’s altar:

And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Baal? will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because one hath cast down his altar. (Judges 6:31 KJV)

That’s the very argument we’re hearing now – “If there is a God, let him plead for himself.” And, they have a valid point.

Which is one reason I won’t do apologetics. I won’t defend God nor my belief in Him – I will simply state what I believe, and why. What I say (or write) won’t change anyone’s mind.

What they read and think about might, though. Thinking, searching, asking, seeking, they prepare their hearts for God’s answer.

Rehoboam failed, and the Bible tells us why:

And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD. (2 Chronicles 12:14 KJV)

By doing that thinking, searching, asking, seeking, we prepare our hearts not only to seek the Lord, but to find Him.  It’s not important whether someone believes when they start seeking.  What is important that their heart is prepared. They may not know where God is, but He knows where they are and if they are prepared for Him.

I’m reminded when writing this of the 100th Lamb. She describes herself as, "A long-time ignorantly blissful atheist converted by a theophanic experience," she's the author of  "Blest Atheist" and "A Believer-in-Waiting's First Encounters with God." (Theophanic?? Θεοφάνεια, Τheophaneia, meaning "appearance of God".)

Seek earnestly, and be prepared in your heart for answers.