When you feel abandoned by God, silence doesn't mean absence. Joseph, David, and Elijah all felt forgotten, yet God was with them the whole time. The cross already secured his attention, so you don't have to earn it back.
Silence isn't proof that he's gone. Sometimes the teacher's just silent during the test. The silence may be proof that he's teaching you to trust what he said over what you feel. Remember, Joseph felt forgotten, David felt abandoned, Elijah felt alone, yet God was in every single chapter, and he's in yours. I can promise you that. So you're not fighting for God's attention. The cross already settled that. So if you're in a lonely season, hear me: God has never left you. He's never changed. He's never stopped loving you. And the moment you feel the most alone is the moment he's holding you the closest.
