What I learned about God on the other end of my silent season was that he drops little signs of hope during that journey. HE doesn't just leave you on silent, but every now and again like a GREAT customer service rep, he will get back on the line and give you a little spark of acknowledgement so that you know he's still there. I've learned this as he would just drop little signs of I'm still here in my spirit. The signs are nothing huge, just, snippets of "hey" and then when I came out of it he then showed me this is what I meant all along.
THIS!! God has dropped signs or winks to let me know I am on the right path as I wait. It’s been hard to wait to hear from Him but those signs have been invaluable in helping me to focus on the prize and relax and fully trust Him. Still going through my faith season but I know something big will come out of this.
Most definitely ! I lost my house, husband, oldest daughter, and job all within a few months 😮💨 I definitely cried out Why⁉️ but you are right, God revealed a lot 🙌🏾🙏🏾 I still go back and think, if I can survive that suffering through even just a mustard seed of Faith then who can be against me 🗣️
Wow!! Your testimony is very encouraging. God bless you. I am about to sell my car to cover my medical bills and other expenses as I am currently unemployed and not well. Your message is giving me strength that God will restore my health and everything else. I will keep on trusting him. Praise God for your faith.
Just yesterday, I was crying because I am just so tired of the spiritual warfare , I have been asking for God's direction because He promised to instruct, teach and guide me with His eye, but until now He has not answered. I won't lie it is painful and discouraging. And I know I did not come across this video for no reason . Thank you so much . I pray that God gives me the strength and faith to believe that He will answer 🙏 in His perfect timing.
Definitely feel this is my silent season. Not only is God being silent but he wants me to be silent as well. Cut off the constant chatter and all the many voices and get still. Be comfortable with silence, get confident in the stillness so I'll know and trust my own thoughts which are His thoughts and not keep looking for outside understanding, instructions and information . Everything is already within me 🙇🏽♀️
Definitely understand waiting on God’s timing. I am currently unemployed and I have not had an interview yet. But I believe with all my soul that God has worked everything out and that I will land the job I have been praying for. I just need patience. I have started reading the Bible and listening to podcast and channels like Melody’s. Giving Him more ‘Me Time’ is something I believe He wants out of me. So instead of giving Satan my thoughts during this idle time, I am going to give this time to my Lord. Thank you for the video, Melody!
God hears every word of your prayers and He aims to give you more than you could ever imagine! I pray that every obstacle surrounding your situation fall to the ground now and that doors start to open for you immediately🤎
Would you be open to working as an ESL teacher in the East (China, South Korea, Japan, Thailand etc) But pray first to see if it is God's will for your life...
I was in that exact situation for about 3 months. Which doesn't seem long looking at it now but as an unemployed college student with debt, I was freaking out on how to pay for loans and just needing to do something. God will provide, I was rejected from so many jobs, despite having job experience, and I know it was God's protection and helping hand. Sometimes His rejection is a form of protection and peace. The job I have now is hard, but it's disciplining me in a way that I needed. It's the job God wanted me to have. You got this!
God is with you keep taking it day by day something amazing is awating for you at the other side ****Galatians 6:9 (Don't grow weary in doing good for at due season you will reap what you sow) Even in good or bad times /thougths keep believing that better is coming your wayy Worship in the mist of it all pray stand in faith and God will do the rest❤❤❤❤
I’ve been feeling like Job lately, “Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him” Now, that is Faith!!! It’s not easy whatsoever but with God We Will Make It🙌🏽
To the worthwhile person seeing this, your dream is not dead. Don’t allow the past and current pains and hurts stop and define you. You’re more than a conqueror. Rise up and put yourself together. Keep pushing your future depends on it. I wish you all the best in life ❤.
Girl! This is my story! Waiting on God and as we call it enduring the silent season but I got an encouragement from Habakkuk 2:3 “For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay” So we may think it’s a delay but in God’s eyes, it for an appointed time, it will certainly come to pass! Thanks Sis for today’s video 🤍
I just got out of my season of waiting and silence. It has been a long 8 months but the Lord made His move in His perfect time. I am here to share my testimony. I have been waiting for a job since Dec. 2022 but I've heard nothing from my applications. Actively choosing to trust God and keeping the faith through the silence got difficult especially towards the end, because the anxiety, fear, and doubt from the enemy almost got the best of me and ALMOST got me to try new age manifestations and crystals and whatnot. But God came through. He said it is time. And His will be done. Keep the faith.
Glad you didn’t go the new age route. As someone saved out of new age practices NO good can come from it….but a whole lot of problems can ❤ God bless you
It is so hard!! And I can’t say this enough. I recall the many recent nights where I’m begging God to give me a Word, direction or some kind of guidance on my situations. But I can say nightly, when I fall asleep I am able to rest. When I wake up in the morning, it’s reminding me to call out to God, pray then rest in Him because He’s there and hears me. I am grateful for the rest He gives me because I know that’s a struggle for many people. Even though I get frustrated at times, I love and trust God and pray He will continue to be with me in all my situations!
God hears your prayers sis!!! just like Job, sometimes we're put in these challenging situations and we just can't understand why but just know He is working and is there even when it's hard to see it. praying for you!
@o.fatima7175 Hello my sister God is never ever going to torture anyone but the enemy. God is love and he loves his children. I am going through a season of Job myself but I know God loves me. He loves me so much that he had Melody to deliver this message this morning and it’s definitely for me. I was just telling my cousin I am not hearing my answers from God and I don’t know why. Sis just hold on keep trusting believe me I know it’s hard to believe when you are in a unpleasant season. God will Never torture you.
You'd have to wait patiently. It's important for the bible says "they that wait upon the Lord he shall renew their strength..." it's important you do something in accordance with why you're waiting...
Recently, I moved in with my mother as I finished my PhD program. It has been a challenge and it's not what I envisioned but I have to trust in God's vision. I was told that in this season to honor her because, in turn, it honors God. I hope this helps as we both place our faith in the Lord until the circumstances change.
I have been talking, yelling,and praying but I know God is hearing me but I feel He is not acknowledging my tears and it hurts. The waiting room is driving me crazy but I will sit there. Amen
Hi, when you're pleading with God, start to insert His Word into your supplications: Psalm 35:1 "Plead my cause, O' God, with those who strive with me..." Whatever scriptures meet your need. Blessings. ❤
This video was so on time! I am currently going through my own silent season where I feel I can't hear God's voice. I have been struggling with being alright with where I am now in preparing for the next season of my life (however that looks) as well as hearing His voice and understanding the assignment He has for my life. The truth is I don't know and that's all I've been feeling it has been challenging, but I still am always intentional about my time with the Lord, because I know that He will never fail and will never stop loving me and I just want to be His obedient child actively seeking Him and telling people about Jesus. I just don't know where to start and it leaves me to question my own self and whether I am who God is calling me to be.
I resonate with this so much. I want so bad to be obedient and in his will but I literally don’t know what I’m supposed to be doing. I fast but I feel like I’m failing at it
I'm a muslim, I'm always amazed by how my christian friends worshipping God by singing this song. Now literally crying while watching this video. It's so pure and heartwarming. May peace be upon you❤❤❤❤.
What are you exactly?.. to day you are a moslem tomorrow a 13yr old suffering from cancer .. are you posting what you think fits the environment at a time?
Right now, I am believing God for my husband, and after 7 years of prayer these last three weeks he has told me that he will be entering into my life soon. Everyday when I even have one ounce of doubt that creeps my mind he continues to reassure me that this is where He is leading me to! God is faithful!!!
Any update? Btw the tone of my question is not malicious. I am curious because i rarely get to hear a positive update stating a change in the situation. I am in the same boat as well
Currently in a season of silence I am learning that the things I thought I needed to live and survive I actually don’t need. All that I need is Him and to wait in expectation that at the right time everything will change. But until it does steward whatever He has given me well and do it without complaining and dragging my feet.
No because at this point MELODYYYY YOU DONT UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH OF A BLESSING YOU ARE TO THIS WORLD. I love how God is using you to answer us or to let us know how much He loves us, sees us and is still there for us. You are such a blessing, I love you so much and I was so happy when I saw your video in my feed. by far my favorite yt!! much love from Germany! Greetings to X and Zoe! May God richly bless you, in Germany we would say: Gottes reichlichen Segen!!
My son is a US soldier on an Army base in Germany. He is a prodigal son, and I’m heartbroken. He rarely ever talks to me, ignores my messages most of the time. He chose to reenlist and he chose Germany. He could have just been an hour away from us, but he wanted to go far away. God has given and God has taken away.
@@aleciawimer8506Good Day, just read your post and I want to give you a word of encouragement: God didn’t take Job’s children, Satan did (Job was just speaking out of pain, hurt and loss). God is a Restorer! Like the prodigal son you referred to, he chose to go to a far land. But remember, he CAME to himself and realized just how good he had it at his Father’s house! I believe and am praying that your son COMES to himself and comes home realizing the world has nothing but slop and a pigpen to give him…. Keep looking, expecting and be ready to welcome his return and to love on him the way the Father welcomes and loves on us everyday! Be Encouraged, keep Praying and keep Believing in the Word of God-He is faithful to His promises! Blessings
I'm homeless and things just keep getting more and more difficult. I'm currently in my car stranded with no food and only $1 in my account. I have no way to get gas or anything. I've made a gofundme and barely anyone shares it or donates. I'm losing hope but not faith. I cant wait to cross over out of this life. It's been a painful 30 years and I'm ready for change and for all of this to be over.
least life is trash and we get to Die, be gone from it PERMANENTLY. thats the best thing bout life ,death. and its good life is GARBAGE otherwise we;d be devastated over something we all will experience n cant avoid. we can be happy bout dying now we wont feel this pain well be dead lol
I had a recent “silent” season this past spring/summer and I definitely was feeling “Are you hearing me?” But He was. When He’s “silent”, Ive had to learn patient endurance. After I understood that it’s just to test your faith. In His silence, our faith is tested and proven. And in the end of the battle, God is proven faithful. His faithfulness speaks for Him.
Gbu Alisa , I’ve definitely have been going through a really rough season. My cars broke down, I have no job, no money, I’ve been stuck at home and my family doesn’t serve God. It’s been hard but I know I need to keep praying. Thank you 🫶🏽🙌🏽
@GuitarH3roTyL3r I actually started rereading job yesterday , didn’t want to and thought I already knew what it was about. Opened it and found something genius , I don’t need to know what God is doing just know he is working. I’m always trying to figure out why but I don’t need to know. This video just topped it out. Like Alisa said, God is speaking, it may not be what I want but he always is. I will be praying for you too as well 🫶🏽🫶🏽 God bless you
I can relate. No job, no interviews and bills are pilling up. Have an offer on my car but everyone is telling me not to sell it. I am praying for God's guidance on this, stress is not good for my health. I will be praying with you!!
Psalms 143:7-12 NLT “Come quickly, Lord, and answer me, for my depression deepens. Don’t turn away from me, or I will die. Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you. Rescue me from my enemies, Lord; I run to you to hide me. Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing. For the glory of your name, O Lord, preserve my life. Because of your faithfulness, bring me out of this distress. In your unfailing love, silence all my enemies and destroy all my foes, for I am your servant.”
One thing that I learned is that God’s promise is everlasting! I prayed for my job that I have today and everyday I am reminded that He created the job for me! One good days and bad days at work I am anchored in knowing that it was a God thing in my life and I am blessed because of that! ❤
Lol right on time. My love life is literally the ghost town with the tumbleweed blowing through. I try to distract myself with work, school, attending various events but loneliness always finds me regardless of whatever achievements I make. I keep asking God what he needs me to do so that I can just meet the right person but nothing. Crickets. No prospects at all. Meanwhile my coworker who is an atheist just got engaged. I identify with Job but also with David who was prone to anxiety. I don't like not having this area of my life figured out.
Let our Elohim the Most High know in prayer what you truly are feeling. He really desire be your all in all, He promise to send the Holy Spirit as our comforter. Sharen these things with Him in prayer so He can minister to your spirit, as you allow Him to be your companion, to fill all the emptiness, loneliness, anxiousness, also Yahshua Jesus is your friend who sticks closer than a brother! Je truly is our everything Amen!!
Coming out of silent seasons I am reminded today watching this video that good truly comes to those who wait and it may not look like I expect but the lessons I learnt built so much character from the testing I endured. And my faith grow, that’s the ultimate prize to be closer to my Lord and Saviour 🙏🏽
I’ve been exhausted and recently lost my job. Praying that God is redirecting me to a job where there is such a better balance to maintain my relationship with God. Thank you so much for this.
Me too - you said it to a T. I lost my job and have pressure on me to get another stat. But this has happened to me before and I chose a job that I didn’t fit into well at all. It failed. I couldn’t keep on and had reached my limit long ago. Lost my job. Now I am praying and fasting and leaning on Him to provide me with a new opportunity that fits what I am desiring. Something I am good at and that gives me fulfillment and reignites passion within me to continue to do the job. I want a job that allows me to have my slow morning time with my kids before taking them to school, then my morning time with God, then my exercise time and self-time so I can feel good, rested, refreshed and ready to work without anything else on my mind. My family needs me to work and it isn’t that I’m not willing to work, but just don’t want to rush the process to the point of jumping ahead of the Lord and being in that same position again where I fail and lose my job.
hey, sis! Happy Monday and to our USA fam, happy Labor day ♥ let's chat!! today's question: what is something that you learned NEW about God on the other side of your silent season? & for the family still navigating a season where God seems silent, be sure to check these comments - they are going to be chalk full of encouragement! for me: one new thing I learned about God through one particular season where He felt silent was how to rely on fact over my feelings. God had to train me to see His hand and how to have faith even when I didn't feel like He was there and like He wasn't doing anything. I learned the true meaning of faith over feelings and this truth has sustained me in the seasons that have come after it!!
Amen! Happy labor day, wow this is such a timely message. My cell group and i have just been doing a study based on Job, and how he was faithful despite the trials he faced. Thank you for the reminder that even though i feel as God is silent, He is still working and everything will be made beautiful in His timing. This season He is teaching me how to have more patience, how to seek God instead of other people/things (prioritize God above all) also to keep praying and seeking Him as well as read His Word.
Thank you for this message. I lost my husband of 25 years of marriage to COVID. I thought God was not with me at that time because he let my husband pass away. But now I know he was with me. He could have let him live, but everything would’ve been different. My husband would not have had the quality of life that he had before. He was the type of person that he was always on the go, and he made sure his family was well taken care of. He made sure that I was always happy as well. We loved each other very much! I am still in shock that he is not coming back home. He was a family man, and he was always here for us. I know God was there. We were a 2 income family. I was worried in how am I going to provide for my family. MY HUSBAND IS GONE! On this day I am well taken care of, and I am still able to do for my family. I STILL miss him so. I have read the book of Job, and that did help with my grief.
@@ericacrews2795 love that! I do like the book of job but I meant more so in terms of content creating! Also, I like to read job when I’m NOT going through a season of trials because it prepares me well for when the time of trouble comes because it’s promised to us you know?
My faith is being tested, and there were a few times I almost gave in. However, I trust that God is working everything for my good. A lot is happening in my life at the moment, and I don't understand why. However, I have found myself handling everything with contentment . I am so grateful 🙏🏾
I love that you highlight that sometimes our agony comes from the response of God not being what we would have hoped. And because of this, it feels like silence. But God is Omnipresent, meaning he can't be everywhere and not be with you.
I quit my job at and putting my faith in being a full time makeup artist and business women. I was doubting myself and talents hang on to a job that was making me miserable and not appreciating my value to the company. I had a lot of storms and God has brought me thru all of them. I felt his silent and thought He didn't love me anymore because all my sins and wrong doing but I'm here to say he is faithfully and very good to me. Thank you Jesus for everything and God for giving us your only son.
So many lamenting prayers like this in the psalms. I’ve been going through a similar season…a long one! God bless you I hope you receive a breakthrough soon
This talk resonated so much with me since I just experienced God answering a petition after being in unknown territory for 9 months. Just like a pregnancy it was long and uncomfortable but God moved on His time not mine. If I could offer any advice it will be to those that are waiting for God to move, let your prayer include for God to give you peace during this time and that His presence do not depart from you. As long as you remain in His presence, sis, you will be at peace during the trial/ waiting period. Now I’m rejoicing and at awe of what He has done in my life.
@@PeaceBeStill24 the devil is a lair and father of deceit. You are loved which is why the process is an intimate process with God. Stay on your knees and you will see victory.
Thank you for this word Melody. The Book of Job makes me anxious although I'm getting better at understanding the message of Job. Recently, I have challenged myself to think of God's silence as my inability to hear due to a block or my posture. That said, when I feel this way, I lean in more with reading the Bible seeking, searching, and crying out. Inevitably I hear God through His word. I think this is God's way of teaching me to always stay close even when my fleshly senses tell me He is silent. Thank you for the takeaways. These are good reminders that God is always with us and will not forsake and His timing is perfect. God Bless You!
I'm navigating my silent season right now. Learning to be patient and wait on God. His timing is perfect timing. Thank God for blessing you to speak to us ❤❤
I really needed to hear this message today. I literally have been feeling like God has been ignoring me. Then I have to remind myself that the teacher is always silent when a test is given. I stat suited up and I keep talking to God and reading my word. I'm thankful for my relationship with our Father ❤
I was just studying on Job lastnight for the first time. Before I went to sleep I said “Lord I don’t hear you…..right now feels like a huge question mark” Then I see this video 😭😭
Thank you, Melody. I am currently navigating a silent season. I have questioned The Lord so many times, like why me! But one thing I know for sure is His promises are true, that He will never leave me, He is my ever-present help, my refuge, and my fortress even during this silent season. God bless you for sharing this wonderful reminder. I am blessed.
Sometimes no answer is an answer! I left my abusive marriage in march, I kept asking god to heal us and to heal him, things just got worse. I prayed for answers if I should just give up and leave, no answer. Once I left I immediately felt a calm and relief, god has reassured me that I understood him even when he was was silent.
Praise God you found peace. Going through a very similar time and situation. God bless you, and I pray that he continues to work in your life for the best of you❤
When I tell you sis, you are right on time . I just finished up reading the book of Job because I was feeling like I was going through a season of silent with God. Thank you for this video and just informed me that God is still listening and HE is always with me. ❤
There was a season where it seemed as if God was allowing me to struggle. My mom would always remind me to take it to God and He would answer me. Each time I would place it at His feet, but wondered why I didn’t hear from Him. Then, out of the blue He would tell me the season I was heading in, but not the answer to my prayer or direction I inquired about. I grew frustrated. This lasted for the past 5-6 years. Yet, last year I fasted for approximately 2 weeks and realized it wasn’t that He wasn’t answering me, I just wasn’t in the position to hear Him. That’s why killing our flesh through fasting and prayer is essential and has been a must for me since.
Jesus save me because I’m losing hope. But I’m keeping faith. I keep faith even as I constantly struggle to take care of my children and I’m constantly struggling to buy groceries. BUT I TRUST YOU LORD! My husband died years ago. At times I feel so alone. I’m a single mom. I suffered an heart attack a year ago and I’m battling lupus so my health is failing. Both of my sons are autistic. I praise you Lord even as I constantly struggling to pay rent. Help me Jesus as I struggle to buy my children’s school supplies because I want to give up. I don’t know how I’m going to get through this, but thankfully I have you Lord! I know you will provide. Faith over fear! Praise God and his son Yeshua!
Shalom Tiff! I am in the same exact situation! I am desperately struggling to take of my Autistic son and buy groceries for him. I have visited food banks but they only give enough for a few days sometimes a week. I do not struggle to pay rent but I struggle with my finances, especially a loan that I took out on my car so my car doesn’t belong to me it belongs to One Main Financial. I have no extra money, I can’t save or invest! My entire family is toxic, controlling and manipulative. They’ll use me up then push me away. I have felt stuck for sooooooo long; I have never been married and I feel so alone and abandoned. I m in school in this silent season and it is difficult to get through the day because I do not hear Yah at all. I talk to Yah all the time but I have been slacking in my reading. I just feel like the last ten years of my life have been tragic. Nothing is going right, I need direction but I do not know where to turn. Also, I have severe depression and major anxiety that I suffer from everyday; I take my meds as prescribed but I get no relief and I feel numb! I m NOT a Christian but I am from the 12 Tribes of Israel; Judah specifically. I know that The Most High do not like a coward or for us to be fearful, yet I do not know how to step out in faith or the direction I am supposed to go. I feel stuck, abandoned, resentful, heartbroken all in this silent season.
@@Tracey..H exactly. She’s been doing this for years under multiple videos. I’ve seen her message change as well. People have given money to this. That’s sad
When I find myself in a silent season with GOD First I panic lol Then I realize GOD plan and to stay focus so that I can receive my blessing on GOD Timing.
I have been a silent watcher but i have a testimony to share with you. The video you did on Daniel's fast changed my life in 2021. I was led by the Holyspirit in March 2021 to watch that video and to be honest, prior to your video, i'd never heard of Daniel's fast. After watching it, i thought, what do i have to lose? So i did it for 21 days. After my Fast, i got pregnant SAME MONTH, after 8 years of battling Infertility. Doctors said my chances of having a child was zero to none but God did it and i named my son Daniel. Thanks for letting God use you as his vessel. God bless you!
Thank you for this timely video. I learned more about the patience and divine wisdom of God in the midst of my silent season, which has spanned over the last three years. God used this time to reveal my insecurities concerning Him. I also have a beautiful testimony of His life-changing grace and mercy as well as His ability to restore all things concerning me, simply by filling the gaps with Himself. I'm honestly still in the process of receiving the blessing. God really is and can only be good.
This is so timely because I literally just finished reading the book of Job this afternoon. As soon as you mention that there was one particular person in the bible that experience God's silence in his life I just knew you were going to say the book of Job! How amazing and timely God is even in something like this and you posting this video for me to watch this evening 🙏🏽
I’ve been going through it for a good 9 years with my husband. I tell you it hasn’t been easy and I e had Gods silence and I just don’t see things happening. I used to get so angry and mad and just now I’m learning to just keep praying and trusting him. It’s not easy at all because Lord knows I want to give up. And at times don’t think it’s fair. This message touched my heart so much. I’ve been following and watching your videos and I love them so much. I just never comment but today wow! God is good! Thank you!
I feel like today had so many things happening but God has literally been doing a thing and I hope to continue being with him in this way. I pray for perseverance like Job!
THANK YOU MY SISTER ❤ I was one of the ones that requested that you do a video on your post! So for me I've been asking God to change my circumstances. God told me what he needed me to do. When he told me I had so many reservations and doubts. God said I didn't tell you to have the answers...He said do what I called you to do. Needless to say I have been procrastinating and still haven't started. So things have been getting tight and of course I've been running to God saying "HELP ME PLEASE"! ...No response! My heart was broken. I was thinking he is mad at me or I'm missing something. Then I saw this and I'm reminded that he already has instructed me. That he is not a God who needs to keep repeating his self or that if I keep asking he will change his response. I keep asking him to change my circumstances,but I haven't done what he has told me to do to change them. So he is silent! He is so gracious and merciful he won't let me be destroyed cause his will will always be done..but he is waiting on me to be obedient and till I am he will not answer my prayers. Thank you so much SIS for reminding me God silence is him waiting on me to be obedient. Sending prayers and so much love to you and all my sisters reading this! "We are all in this together"❤
I’m in a season where I’ve been praying for a change in my financial situation and things keep on getting worse but I’ve learnt that this season is necessary so that I can fully depend on God for provision and not my resources. I spend more time with God and not only pray about this particular situation but acknowledge that He is God even in the dry season. When I’m living in plenty I get so much busy that I spend less time in prayer.
This year I loss my favorite cousin, I found my boyfriend dying in our bathroom, his family shun me , my best friend since I was 16 years old died a month ago ! I am struggling mentally and financially ! This is my job season , but I still have faith in God , that he will give us double for our trouble!
I have been going through a really rough time. 19 weeks ago I was getting closer than ever to God and trusting Him. My life was turning around and becoming a whole lot more easier to walk through life. All of a sudden everything changed! I was taken out of work due to a broke foot and had no income. I ended up losing my job because of being out of work to long. I lost my phone and started losing faith. I started getting depressed and angry. I was just starting to live. I was getting back up the ladder and in a blink of an eye, everything changed. I tried to keep my faith and to keep trusting in Him but slowly I started to walk away from Him and I didn’t notice. My foot still isn’t better and still am not cleared to go to work. I couldn’t understand why I was going through this much at one time. It felt like I prayed and prayed and prayed and nothing was happening. I stopped reading the Bible and study. Nothing was changing and I felt as if He went silent on me and I stopped talking to Him. Now I see this is my silent season. God is testing my faith. I have failed and I feel really bad but I know God still loves me and cares about me! Thank you for posting this video!! It really helps me to realize that He hasn’t left my side. He is just staying silent. He is always with me! Thank you Melody for all of your videos! They bring me back to the light when I feel like I’ll never get out of the darkness! ❤
Through my "silent" times with God I learned that his flavor, grace, and empthy towards me has a limit before he feels its time to start tough loving me because im stubborn and i abuse this type of help eventually, I also learned that His "silents" is letting me know what I think it feels like to not have God in my life so than I relect, repent, and laern to apperiate him more and work on taking Him for granted, sis, I can go on. He's showed me alot and I learned alot from Him, to which im grateful. It truly is a building block even though it hurts but he knows good balances of compassionate love,mercy, and empathy to tough love, punishment,and correction to being "silent" then to talking with me again and making me aware more when He's talking to me. We serve an amazing God.
Such a on time upload. I was literally pouring my heart out to God asking him God I’m lonely, I never had a healthy relationship even when I was in one I was alone, I just have been alone for so long now I really want thag love everyone gets , then attacks on my finances etc. I won’t give up on God but I really don’t get it! Then the devil keeps trying to say no one will want you, you have two kids they won’t settle. Just a lot of demeaning things I’m thinking that I need to rebuke
It only seems everyone else has love. Don’t choose a charming person!!! They tend to be manipulative. They want to lie and look good doing it. Please learn to avoid narcissists and sociopaths. These types will prey on your vulnerabilities. Do not think that human love will solve your loneliness. It really won’t. Only God can fulfill the longings of our cup and make our cup overflow…overflow so you can bless others with love. Study about having boundaries and saying no. Through rejection, God is protecting his people. Take relationships extremely slow. Be a closed book. Trust must be earned over a long period of time. Too needy means compromising too often. Be content in God always. Pray. Wait. Trust.
Sooooo…happy Labor Day folks! Bless you Melody! I am in one now and I have truly been fighting a faith fight regarding it. I KNOW the Lord said He was going to bless in this area. It has been SO many years, but I know the Lord can’t lie! I have to hold on to the FACT that these times are for our growth and growth in faith! One of the ‘other side’ experiences I had was the blessing of my car. I was without a car and was looking. Long story short, the Lord asked me if I could wait for Him. Through frustration, I told Him yes - roughly 1 year later someone GAVE me a car!!!! HALLELUJAH! This has taught me that GOD CANNOT LIE, He knows what’s BEST and He is a MIRACLE worker. HIS LOVE for us is unmatched! Be encouraged everyone!! ☝🏽🙏🏽✝️
I’m so thankful I watched this video. God is always so intentional! I’ve read the story of Job many times before, but I totally missed the revelation about God proving satan wrong. I always focused on Job’s response. That’s why it’s so important to stay in the unchanging word of God. When we stay in His written word (logos), He will reveal to us new insights/revelations (rhema word). Thank you for being obedient & sharing God’s story of Job on your channel as it pertains to our walk with the Lord! 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Thank you Holy Spirit for leading me to this channel. I too am in a silent season it has been tough but i God is still providing in spite of I'm trusting that things are going to better I still say yes.I know God is still on the Throne I know many stand In need I encourage y'all to be encouraged God is still with us in Jesus name Amen!
I’m learning that God answers when you least expect it sometimes also in ways we may not expect I often used to miss the answers so if you do just keep praying and ask God to continue to show/confirm again
Been in my silent season for years now. I lost my job in 2021 and I'm still unable to land an interview. Im tired of the warfare and God seems so far away. Please pray for me, I am soooo tired of crying.
I am grateful for my life. I have cried off and on for the past few days. When I go one way, it feels as if it’s a no. When I try to not think about/ go the OTHER way, it’s a no. I know I am to be still. It’s difficult when you are being the best person you know how to be and feel as if you going nowhere. I am following the last word I received from God. In doing so, I came upon something that broke me down…the reason I have been crying off and on. I will keep going. Thank you for posting this video.
I have a lot going on right now and this is the second day in a row that the book of Job has been presented to me. I take that as God telling me to sit down and read Job this week🙌🏾
The mindset"get up leave and holy God will provide" . We should appreciate that we all even can breathe the fact holy God created us is in itself a blessing.. I too have trouble by being selfish at times but trust holy God and have faith amen
FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON THAT WHOSOEVER SHALL BELIEVETH UNTO HIM SHALL NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE JOHN 3:16
Thank you so much 😢😢 Am going through that currently,i believe God is working behind the scenes for me! And at his appointed time he will make me mother of children 🤰🤰🤰🤰😢😢😢😢
There are so many things that I learn in silent times with God, one is trust. Can keep I trusting Him. It’s a season of maturity and teaching me that my relationship with Him real and tangible. He is who He says He is 😊
God is definitely speaking ❗️ This morning in my time with the Lord, I got ⭐️Proverbs 3:26. Then I went about my day and I was looking for a name for my new business and everything I came up with, no good, cause someone else was using it, at this point I got frustrated. So I put this search down and went outside for a bit. Then I came back and decided to make a business plan and this TH-cam channel this woman had ⭐️2 Samuel 22:29. Then after that your video ( which I never seen on my TH-cam feed before) comes up and I watched, weeping because I know that I was trying to control this , instead of trusting the Lord's timing ❗️
God has broken my heart. For ten years I’ve struggled and have prayed over and over for relief, peace, and understanding. Ten years of pain. Ten years of God’s silence. At this point, I’m finally giving up. This is just too much. Someone, please pray for me.
I wish when i was in that season that i gave God more praise. I wished i magnified God instead of my problems. But next time, i will be sure to magnify God
God is Omnipresent which means that he is everywhere. So what this means for you is that it does not matter where you are or what you´re doing, He´s there. For me this understading completely changed the game. God Bless you!!
For me : There are times im discouraged but i want to share 4 things that God is saying and we can all hold on to them 1. Trust in Gods timing cause yes his timing is perfect 2.God is figthing for you (Be still let him fight that battle you don't have the strength to fight) 3.He is making a way for you. God is always pursuing us even in Slience!!! (DONT sleepwalk the journey be able to see his miraculous jand moving and changing your life) 4. Prayer is the best medicine (Mosy important of it all that through pray we gain strength and perseverance that Christ hears us even when we heavy loaded in trials he is with us all) GODS GOR YOU AND ME✨✨I am still holding to faith for bigger things to come as im in a waiting season awaiting for my acceptance and all but he is still God holy holy holy he is Amen Amen love you Family God bless you all❤❤❤ Gid bless Miss Melody ans her wonderful family love you sis
This is where im at right now. It's really *quiet*. I questioned my faith, my discernment, his voice. I feel scattered. Lost at what he is requiring of me. I got into an accident in May of this year, and I've been stretched thin. No car. Bus to work. Quit one of my jobs. No luck getting another job or car. I've been depressed. Have been extremely close to homelessness. One thing I could say, though, is that I'm taking it with grace. I haven't cursed God. I've been patient and wondering what he's working in the background. Thanks Melody. It almost feels like this video is an answer to something.
Hi Melody! I just recently started watching your videos and they have been such an amazing addition to my time spent learning and listening to different perspectives about our God! Thank you for allowing him to use you on this platform and continue to encourage others! You are making a difference! 🙌🏾🥰🙏🏾
Thank you Melody! God lead me to this video. Just yesterday I asked God "Where are you?" and Why do I not feel you here? I am really going through a tough time and this video gave me understanding. Sometimes we need to be reminded. I can't wait to get through this. Its so hard.
I'm currently in the most challenging season thus far in my life. I recently became a first time Mom, and while there's a lot to be happy for every day when I see my daughter's face - it's also brought the most challenges and stress (her father dumped me when she was about 3 months old, no longer sees/enquires about her well-being, goes months without financially assisting with her maintenance). Needless to say it's stressful because I now see that it's all on my shoulders. I'm grateful that I even have a job, but with him not assisting - my pay alone isn't enough. Long story short: I've been praying for a better paying job that will afford me the ability to fully provide for my daughter by myself. Needless to say, God isn't giving it to me. I truly believe in my heart that what I'm going through is for a reason (though I may not understand it at this moment) and I believe that God is testing me. In the midst of all of this, I started feeling an urge to seek Jesus in a way I've never done before. I'm still stumbling because I feel so unworthy ashamed. It's A LOT going on all at once.
I feel like H's been silent with me most of my life. Nothing I ever pray for myself comes true, only the things I pray for others. I'm sick of the silence from God and the loneliness in general. I believe God loves me, but I struggle with the idea that He likes me and will provide the things I have been desperately praying for going on 20 years now.
Sometimes God’s silence is to help prune things in us and make us whole. How we react when he is silent says a lot about where we are with him.
Very true. Trust in the Lord always. Even when He is silent. Do not panic. Spin your thought to "He is silent bec He is working this out for me."
Amen amen
Amen
I agree! 🙌🏻🙏🏻
Love this
What I learned about God on the other end of my silent season was that he drops little signs of hope during that journey. HE doesn't just leave you on silent, but every now and again like a GREAT customer service rep, he will get back on the line and give you a little spark of acknowledgement so that you know he's still there. I've learned this as he would just drop little signs of I'm still here in my spirit. The signs are nothing huge, just, snippets of "hey" and then when I came out of it he then showed me this is what I meant all along.
That is so awesome- love the customer service analogy!
Agreed!
Amen! This is so true.
Amen! I love this! I can't wait to be on the other side of this wilderness season I am in.
THIS!!
God has dropped signs or winks to let me know I am on the right path as I wait. It’s been hard to wait to hear from Him but those signs have been invaluable in helping me to focus on the prize and relax and fully trust Him. Still going through my faith season but I know something big will come out of this.
Most definitely ! I lost my house, husband, oldest daughter, and job all within a few months 😮💨 I definitely cried out Why⁉️ but you are right, God revealed a lot 🙌🏾🙏🏾 I still go back and think, if I can survive that suffering through even just a mustard seed of Faith then who can be against me 🗣️
That's amazing sis! God bless you and keep strengthening you.
Wow!! Your testimony is very encouraging. God bless you. I am about to sell my car to cover my medical bills and other expenses as I am currently unemployed and not well. Your message is giving me strength that God will restore my health and everything else. I will keep on trusting him. Praise God for your faith.
@@monicasoyombo3360 🥹Thank you❤️
@@khumbubhengu8628Amen ! God will restore everything. “Weeping may endure for the night, but joy comes in the morning” 🙏🏾 🫂 🙏🏾
ALMIGHTY GOD timing is perfect
Just yesterday, I was crying because I am just so tired of the spiritual warfare , I have been asking for God's direction because He promised to instruct, teach and guide me with His eye, but until now He has not answered. I won't lie it is painful and discouraging. And I know I did not come across this video for no reason . Thank you so much . I pray that God gives me the strength and faith to believe that He will answer 🙏 in His perfect timing.
He Will ❤️ Everything is going to be fine. 😊
What she said! Thank you!
What you have just said. The warfare is tiring...
Definitely feel this is my silent season. Not only is God being silent but he wants me to be silent as well. Cut off the constant chatter and all the many voices and get still. Be comfortable with silence, get confident in the stillness so I'll know and trust my own thoughts which are His thoughts and not keep looking for outside understanding, instructions and information . Everything is already within me 🙇🏽♀️
Definitely understand waiting on God’s timing. I am currently unemployed and I have not had an interview yet. But I believe with all my soul that God has worked everything out and that I will land the job I have been praying for. I just need patience. I have started reading the Bible and listening to podcast and channels like Melody’s. Giving Him more ‘Me Time’ is something I believe He wants out of me. So instead of giving Satan my thoughts during this idle time, I am going to give this time to my Lord. Thank you for the video, Melody!
God hears every word of your prayers and He aims to give you more than you could ever imagine! I pray that every obstacle surrounding your situation fall to the ground now and that doors start to open for you immediately🤎
I hope you get a job that aligns with Gods plan for your life. You can also try fasting and praying.
Would you be open to working as an ESL teacher in the East (China, South Korea, Japan, Thailand etc) But pray first to see if it is God's will for your life...
I was in that exact situation for about 3 months. Which doesn't seem long looking at it now but as an unemployed college student with debt, I was freaking out on how to pay for loans and just needing to do something. God will provide, I was rejected from so many jobs, despite having job experience, and I know it was God's protection and helping hand. Sometimes His rejection is a form of protection and peace. The job I have now is hard, but it's disciplining me in a way that I needed. It's the job God wanted me to have. You got this!
God is with you keep taking it day by day something amazing is awating for you at the other side ****Galatians 6:9 (Don't grow weary in doing good for at due season you will reap what you sow) Even in good or bad times /thougths keep believing that better is coming your wayy Worship in the mist of it all pray stand in faith and God will do the rest❤❤❤❤
I’ve been feeling like Job lately, “Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him” Now, that is Faith!!! It’s not easy whatsoever but with God We Will Make It🙌🏽
To the worthwhile person seeing this, your dream is not dead. Don’t allow the past and current pains and hurts stop and define you. You’re more than a conqueror. Rise up and put yourself together. Keep pushing your future depends on it. I wish you all the best in life ❤.
Omg ...... This helped me so much
Girl! This is my story! Waiting on God and as we call it enduring the silent season but I got an encouragement from Habakkuk 2:3 “For the revelation awaits an appointed time;
it speaks of the end
and will not prove false.
Though it linger, wait for it;
it will certainly come
and will not delay”
So we may think it’s a delay but in God’s eyes, it for an appointed time, it will certainly come to pass! Thanks Sis for today’s video 🤍
Thank you for saying this!
This verse was revealed to me recently and come across to this again gives a courage of standing firm in my waiting season
Thank You, I really needed this verse
I just got out of my season of waiting and silence. It has been a long 8 months but the Lord made His move in His perfect time. I am here to share my testimony. I have been waiting for a job since Dec. 2022 but I've heard nothing from my applications. Actively choosing to trust God and keeping the faith through the silence got difficult especially towards the end, because the anxiety, fear, and doubt from the enemy almost got the best of me and ALMOST got me to try new age manifestations and crystals and whatnot. But God came through. He said it is time. And His will be done. Keep the faith.
Glad you didn’t go the new age route. As someone saved out of new age practices NO good can come from it….but a whole lot of problems can ❤ God bless you
That’s awesome ❤❤❤❤
Yeah new age stuff never works Sis.. Glad Yahweh was with you every step of the way🙏🏽
Congratulations 🎉
It feels so tough I feel like crying every day, I pray but it seems my prayers fall on deaf ears . Still I wait on him
...at the right time, I the Lord will make it happen. Isaiah 60:22
I guess this is a definition of silence.
Thanks Melody great encouragement again
I Love this verse
It is so hard!! And I can’t say this enough. I recall the many recent nights where I’m begging God to give me a Word, direction or some kind of guidance on my situations. But I can say nightly, when I fall asleep I am able to rest. When I wake up in the morning, it’s reminding me to call out to God, pray then rest in Him because He’s there and hears me. I am grateful for the rest He gives me because I know that’s a struggle for many people. Even though I get frustrated at times, I love and trust God and pray He will continue to be with me in all my situations!
I honestly feel God is torturing me! I've been praying for a better paying job for an apartment & no luck. I need to move away fr my toxic family.
God hears your prayers sis!!! just like Job, sometimes we're put in these challenging situations and we just can't understand why but just know He is working and is there even when it's hard to see it. praying for you!
He still haves you in a certain place for a reason. This is the time for you to prepare. Ask God to prepare your heart for what’s to come.
@o.fatima7175
Hello my sister God is never ever going to torture anyone but the enemy. God is love and he loves his children. I am going through a season of Job myself but I know God loves me. He loves me so much that he had Melody to deliver this message this morning and it’s definitely for me. I was just telling my cousin I am not hearing my answers from God and I don’t know why. Sis just hold on keep trusting believe me I know it’s hard to believe when you are in a unpleasant season. God will Never torture you.
You'd have to wait patiently. It's important for the bible says "they that wait upon the Lord he shall renew their strength..." it's important you do something in accordance with why you're waiting...
Recently, I moved in with my mother as I finished my PhD program. It has been a challenge and it's not what I envisioned but I have to trust in God's vision. I was told that in this season to honor her because, in turn, it honors God. I hope this helps as we both place our faith in the Lord until the circumstances change.
I have been talking, yelling,and praying but I know God is hearing me but I feel He is not acknowledging my tears and it hurts. The waiting room is driving me crazy but I will sit there. Amen
Hi, when you're pleading with God, start to insert His Word into your supplications: Psalm 35:1 "Plead my cause, O' God, with those who strive with me..." Whatever scriptures meet your need. Blessings. ❤
Same with me. Makes me nervous fearful and crazy. And then day n night sleepless.
Makes you wonder...
This video was so on time! I am currently going through my own silent season where I feel I can't hear God's voice. I have been struggling with being alright with where I am now in preparing for the next season of my life (however that looks) as well as hearing His voice and understanding the assignment He has for my life. The truth is I don't know and that's all I've been feeling it has been challenging, but I still am always intentional about my time with the Lord, because I know that He will never fail and will never stop loving me and I just want to be His obedient child actively seeking Him and telling people about Jesus. I just don't know where to start and it leaves me to question my own self and whether I am who God is calling me to be.
Have you considered fasting
@@lucijaurek133 yes I have done it
Yes! I’m in that same boat.
I resonate with this so much. I want so bad to be obedient and in his will but I literally don’t know what I’m supposed to be doing. I fast but I feel like I’m failing at it
I'm a muslim, I'm always amazed by how my christian friends worshipping God by singing this song. Now literally crying while watching this video. It's so pure and heartwarming. May peace be upon you❤❤❤❤.
Jesus loves you ❤
You are precious to Jesus and He is knocking at the door of ur heart. 💕💕💕💕
God sent Jesus to die on the cross for sins, as the savior, and He rose the third day. John 3:16. Who do you say that Jesus is?
What are you exactly?.. to day you are a moslem tomorrow a 13yr old suffering from cancer .. are you posting what you think fits the environment at a time?
Right now, I am believing God for my husband, and after 7 years of prayer these last three weeks he has told me that he will be entering into my life soon. Everyday when I even have one ounce of doubt that creeps my mind he continues to reassure me that this is where He is leading me to! God is faithful!!!
This was do encouraging to read as a person in waiting ❤
Any update? Btw the tone of my question is not malicious. I am curious because i rarely get to hear a positive update stating a change in the situation. I am in the same boat as well
@@livw4180 Right now, no update but I do have a piece that he is coming soon!!
Currently in a season of silence I am learning that the things I thought I needed to live and survive I actually don’t need. All that I need is Him and to wait in expectation that at the right time everything will change. But until it does steward whatever He has given me well and do it without complaining and dragging my feet.
People or material things?
No because at this point MELODYYYY YOU DONT UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH OF A BLESSING YOU ARE TO THIS WORLD. I love how God is using you to answer us or to let us know how much He loves us, sees us and is still there for us. You are such a blessing, I love you so much and I was so happy when I saw your video in my feed. by far my favorite yt!! much love from Germany! Greetings to X and Zoe! May God richly bless you, in Germany we would say: Gottes reichlichen Segen!!
My son is a US soldier on an Army base in Germany. He is a prodigal son, and I’m heartbroken. He rarely ever talks to me, ignores my messages most of the time. He chose to reenlist and he chose Germany. He could have just been an hour away from us, but he wanted to go far away. God has given and God has taken away.
@@aleciawimer8506Good Day, just read your post and I want to give you a word of encouragement: God didn’t take Job’s children, Satan did (Job was just speaking out of pain, hurt and loss). God is a Restorer! Like the prodigal son you referred to, he chose to go to a far land. But remember, he CAME to himself and realized just how good he had it at his Father’s house! I believe and am praying that your son COMES to himself and comes home realizing the world has nothing but slop and a pigpen to give him…. Keep looking, expecting and be ready to welcome his return and to love on him the way the Father welcomes and loves on us everyday! Be Encouraged, keep Praying and keep Believing in the Word of God-He is faithful to His promises! Blessings
I'm homeless and things just keep getting more and more difficult. I'm currently in my car stranded with no food and only $1 in my account. I have no way to get gas or anything. I've made a gofundme and barely anyone shares it or donates. I'm losing hope but not faith. I cant wait to cross over out of this life. It's been a painful 30 years and I'm ready for change and for all of this to be over.
Praying for your situation to improve. God bless you, He will provide. 🫶
Praying for your restoration!! Hold on to your Faith and things WILL get better and you will come out of this stronger!
least life is trash and we get to Die, be gone from it PERMANENTLY. thats the best thing bout life ,death. and its good life is GARBAGE otherwise we;d be devastated over something we all will experience n cant avoid. we can be happy bout dying now we wont feel this pain well be dead lol
I had a recent “silent” season this past spring/summer and I definitely was feeling
“Are you hearing me?”
But He was.
When He’s “silent”, Ive had to learn patient endurance. After I understood that it’s just to test your faith. In His silence, our faith is tested and proven. And in the end of the battle, God is proven faithful. His faithfulness speaks for Him.
God was silent on me for the past few months but He has been showing me signs lately and I am so grateful ❤.
Gbu Alisa , I’ve definitely have been going through a really rough season. My cars broke down, I have no job, no money, I’ve been stuck at home and my family doesn’t serve God. It’s been hard but I know I need to keep praying. Thank you 🫶🏽🙌🏽
Sounds just like me, praying you're well !
@GuitarH3roTyL3r I actually started rereading job yesterday , didn’t want to and thought I already knew what it was about. Opened it and found something genius , I don’t need to know what God is doing just know he is working. I’m always trying to figure out why but I don’t need to know. This video just topped it out. Like Alisa said, God is speaking, it may not be what I want but he always is. I will be praying for you too as well 🫶🏽🫶🏽 God bless you
I can relate. No job, no interviews and bills are pilling up. Have an offer on my car but everyone is telling me not to sell it. I am praying for God's guidance on this, stress is not good for my health. I will be praying with you!!
Yahweh has got you sis!
Psalms 143:7-12 NLT
“Come quickly, Lord, and answer me, for my depression deepens. Don’t turn away from me, or I will die.
Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you.
Rescue me from my enemies, Lord; I run to you to hide me.
Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing.
For the glory of your name, O Lord, preserve my life. Because of your faithfulness, bring me out of this distress.
In your unfailing love, silence all my enemies and destroy all my foes, for I am your servant.”
One thing that I learned is that God’s promise is everlasting! I prayed for my job that I have today and everyday I am reminded that He created the job for me! One good days and bad days at work I am anchored in knowing that it was a God thing in my life and I am blessed because of that! ❤
Lol right on time. My love life is literally the ghost town with the tumbleweed blowing through. I try to distract myself with work, school, attending various events but loneliness always finds me regardless of whatever achievements I make. I keep asking God what he needs me to do so that I can just meet the right person but nothing. Crickets. No prospects at all. Meanwhile my coworker who is an atheist just got engaged. I identify with Job but also with David who was prone to anxiety. I don't like not having this area of my life figured out.
Keep serving Him and don't compromise or compare yourself to others!
Let our Elohim the Most High know in prayer what you truly are feeling. He really desire be your all in all, He promise to send the Holy Spirit as our comforter. Sharen these things with Him in prayer so He can minister to your spirit, as you allow Him to be your companion, to fill all the emptiness, loneliness, anxiousness, also Yahshua Jesus is your friend who sticks closer than a brother! Je truly is our everything Amen!!
Coming out of silent seasons I am reminded today watching this video that good truly comes to those who wait and it may not look like I expect but the lessons I learnt built so much character from the testing I endured. And my faith grow, that’s the ultimate prize to be closer to my Lord and Saviour 🙏🏽
I’ve been exhausted and recently lost my job. Praying that God is redirecting me to a job where there is such a better balance to maintain my relationship with God. Thank you so much for this.
Me too - you said it to a T. I lost my job and have pressure on me to get another stat. But this has happened to me before and I chose a job that I didn’t fit into well at all. It failed. I couldn’t keep on and had reached my limit long ago. Lost my job. Now I am praying and fasting and leaning on Him to provide me with a new opportunity that fits what I am desiring. Something I am good at and that gives me fulfillment and reignites passion within me to continue to do the job. I want a job that allows me to have my slow morning time with my kids before taking them to school, then my morning time with God, then my exercise time and self-time so I can feel good, rested, refreshed and ready to work without anything else on my mind. My family needs me to work and it isn’t that I’m not willing to work, but just don’t want to rush the process to the point of jumping ahead of the Lord and being in that same position again where I fail and lose my job.
hey, sis! Happy Monday and to our USA fam, happy Labor day ♥ let's chat!! today's question: what is something that you learned NEW about God on the other side of your silent season? & for the family still navigating a season where God seems silent, be sure to check these comments - they are going to be chalk full of encouragement!
for me: one new thing I learned about God through one particular season where He felt silent was how to rely on fact over my feelings. God had to train me to see His hand and how to have faith even when I didn't feel like He was there and like He wasn't doing anything. I learned the true meaning of faith over feelings and this truth has sustained me in the seasons that have come after it!!
Amen! Happy labor day, wow this is such a timely message. My cell group and i have just been doing a study based on Job, and how he was faithful despite the trials he faced.
Thank you for the reminder that even though i feel as God is silent, He is still working and everything will be made beautiful in His timing. This season He is teaching me how to have more patience, how to seek God instead of other people/things (prioritize God above all) also to keep praying and seeking Him as well as read His Word.
I’m going through a silent season right now and need prayers
I needed this thank you love🙏❤️
YESSSSSSSSS rely on what we KNOW ABOUT GOD!!! & NOT these flimsy Emotions!!! THANK YOU JESUS
Thank you for this message. I lost my husband of 25 years of marriage to COVID. I thought God was not with me at that time because he let my husband pass away. But now I know he was with me. He could have let him live, but everything would’ve been different. My husband would not have had the quality of life that he had before. He was the type of person that he was always on the go, and he made sure his family was well taken care of. He made sure that I was always happy as well. We loved each other very much! I am still in shock that he is not coming back home. He was a family man, and he was always here for us. I know God was there. We were a 2 income family. I was worried in how am I going to provide for my family. MY HUSBAND IS GONE! On this day I am well taken care of, and I am still able to do for my family. I STILL miss him so. I have read the book of Job, and that did help with my grief.
God's silence doesn't mean he is not present ❤
I really love Melody's videos they come at the right time in my life.May God continue to bless and strengthen her family
thank you so much and thank you for being here!!
I agree❤️🙏🏽🥰
Love this. Can’t lie sis, you broke the book of Job down well. It’s one of those books in the Bible that we all just kinda avoid a little lol
aww thank you sis!! lol it's definitely one of those less fun ones 🥲 but so chalk full of God's goodness still!!
@@MelodyAlisaoh yes!! Thankful that the Lord allows you to simplify things so well for us! ❤
Actually book of Job keeps me on my toes, especially when God questioned Job to remind him who and all the things He has done.❤
@@ericacrews2795 love that! I do like the book of job but I meant more so in terms of content creating! Also, I like to read job when I’m NOT going through a season of trials because it prepares me well for when the time of trouble comes because it’s promised to us you know?
God being silent is one of the most difficult things I've had to navigate through.
My faith is being tested, and there were a few times I almost gave in. However, I trust that God is working everything for my good. A lot is happening in my life at the moment, and I don't understand why. However, I have found myself handling everything with contentment . I am so grateful 🙏🏾
I love that you highlight that sometimes our agony comes from the response of God not being what we would have hoped. And because of this, it feels like silence. But God is Omnipresent, meaning he can't be everywhere and not be with you.
I quit my job at and putting my faith in being a full time makeup artist and business women. I was doubting myself and talents hang on to a job that was making me miserable and not appreciating my value to the company. I had a lot of storms and God has brought me thru all of them. I felt his silent and thought He didn't love me anymore because all my sins and wrong doing but I'm here to say he is faithfully and very good to me. Thank you Jesus for everything and God for giving us your only son.
Years of silence when I really need Him has me crying out, "I thought this was a relationship!"
So many lamenting prayers like this in the psalms. I’ve been going through a similar season…a long one! God bless you I hope you receive a breakthrough soon
I am so sorry...
I pray God gives you the answer you need soon.
Its tough but he will come through
This talk resonated so much with me since I just experienced God answering a petition after being in unknown territory for 9 months. Just like a pregnancy it was long and uncomfortable but God moved on His time not mine. If I could offer any advice it will be to those that are waiting for God to move, let your prayer include for God to give you peace during this time and that His presence do not depart from you. As long as you remain in His presence, sis, you will be at peace during the trial/ waiting period. Now I’m rejoicing and at awe of what He has done in my life.
I’m waiting and the devil even told me suicide is better. I really needed this so much! I feel pregnant everyday as I wait. Thank you.
@@PeaceBeStill24 the devil is a lair and father of deceit. You are loved which is why the process is an intimate process with God. Stay on your knees and you will see victory.
I'm so exhausted emotionally and mentally thank you for this 😢
We are where we are in our lives for a reason and a season. In the waiting, in the searching, in the healing and the hurting.... There Jesus is😊.
Thank you for this word Melody. The Book of Job makes me anxious although I'm getting better at understanding the message of Job. Recently, I have challenged myself to think of God's silence as my inability to hear due to a block or my posture. That said, when I feel this way, I lean in more with reading the Bible seeking, searching, and crying out. Inevitably I hear God through His word. I think this is God's way of teaching me to always stay close even when my fleshly senses tell me He is silent. Thank you for the takeaways. These are good reminders that God is always with us and will not forsake and His timing is perfect. God Bless You!
I'm navigating my silent season right now. Learning to be patient and wait on God. His timing is perfect timing. Thank God for blessing you to speak to us ❤❤
I really needed to hear this message today. I literally have been feeling like God has been ignoring me. Then I have to remind myself that the teacher is always silent when a test is given. I stat suited up and I keep talking to God and reading my word. I'm thankful for my relationship with our Father ❤
I was just studying on Job lastnight for the first time. Before I went to sleep I said “Lord I don’t hear you…..right now feels like a huge question mark”
Then I see this video 😭😭
Thank you, Melody. I am currently navigating a silent season. I have questioned The Lord so many times, like why me! But one thing I know for sure is His promises are true, that He will never leave me, He is my ever-present help, my refuge, and my fortress even during this silent season. God bless you for sharing this wonderful reminder. I am blessed.
Sometimes no answer is an answer! I left my abusive marriage in march, I kept asking god to heal us and to heal him, things just got worse. I prayed for answers if I should just give up and leave, no answer. Once I left I immediately felt a calm and relief, god has reassured me that I understood him even when he was was silent.
Praise God you found peace. Going through a very similar time and situation. God bless you, and I pray that he continues to work in your life for the best of you❤
When I tell you sis, you are right on time . I just finished up reading the book of Job because I was feeling like I was going through a season of silent with God. Thank you for this video and just informed me that God is still listening and HE is always with me. ❤
There was a season where it seemed as if God was allowing me to struggle. My mom would always remind me to take it to God and He would answer me. Each time I would place it at His feet, but wondered why I didn’t hear from Him. Then, out of the blue He would tell me the season I was heading in, but not the answer to my prayer or direction I inquired about. I grew frustrated. This lasted for the past 5-6 years. Yet, last year I fasted for approximately 2 weeks and realized it wasn’t that He wasn’t answering me, I just wasn’t in the position to hear Him. That’s why killing our flesh through fasting and prayer is essential and has been a must for me since.
Jesus save me because I’m losing hope. But I’m keeping faith. I keep faith even as I constantly struggle to take care of my children and I’m constantly struggling to buy groceries. BUT I TRUST YOU LORD! My husband died years ago. At times I feel so alone. I’m a single mom. I suffered an heart attack a year ago and I’m battling lupus so my health is failing. Both of my sons are autistic. I praise you Lord even as I constantly struggling to pay rent. Help me Jesus as I struggle to buy my children’s school supplies because I want to give up. I don’t know how I’m going to get through this, but thankfully I have you Lord! I know you will provide. Faith over fear! Praise God and his son Yeshua!
Shalom Tiff! I am in the same exact situation! I am desperately struggling to take of my Autistic son and buy groceries for him. I have visited food banks but they only give enough for a few days sometimes a week. I do not struggle to pay rent but I struggle with my finances, especially a loan that I took out on my car so my car doesn’t belong to me it belongs to One Main Financial. I have no extra money, I can’t save or invest! My entire family is toxic, controlling and manipulative. They’ll use me up then push me away. I have felt stuck for sooooooo long; I have never been married and I feel so alone and abandoned. I m in school in this silent season and it is difficult to get through the day because I do not hear Yah at all. I talk to Yah all the time but I have been slacking in my reading. I just feel like the last ten years of my life have been tragic. Nothing is going right, I need direction but I do not know where to turn. Also, I have severe depression and major anxiety that I suffer from everyday; I take my meds as prescribed but I get no relief and I feel numb! I m NOT a Christian but I am from the 12 Tribes of Israel; Judah specifically. I know that The Most High do not like a coward or for us to be fearful, yet I do not know how to step out in faith or the direction I am supposed to go. I feel stuck, abandoned, resentful, heartbroken all in this silent season.
Have you set up a Gofund Me? I would help you in any way I can sis.
You have had this same message for a few years now. I’ve seen so many donate. Lord forgive me if I hate false witness, but I hope this is real.
@@PeaceBeStill24if she's false, God will deal with her. Nobody escapes chastisement.
@@Tracey..H exactly. She’s been doing this for years under multiple videos. I’ve seen her message change as well. People have given money to this. That’s sad
girl I literally prayed this morning for God to show me a sign that he hears me 😂 cause I've been getting discouraged. I NEEDED to hear this!!
Amen 👏🏽
I'm in that season and I just tell Him I know you see and hear me but also let Him know I'm still gonna trust You.🙌🏾
I have learned and still learning in this silent season, I'm seeing God in new ways and He is speaking to me in new and different ways.
When I find myself in a silent season with GOD
First I panic lol
Then I realize GOD plan and to stay focus so that I can receive my blessing on GOD Timing.
John 3:16 for God so love the world that he gave his one and only begotten son. Whosoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life💫
I have been a silent watcher but i have a testimony to share with you. The video you did on Daniel's fast changed my life in 2021. I was led by the Holyspirit in March 2021 to watch that video and to be honest, prior to your video, i'd never heard of Daniel's fast. After watching it, i thought, what do i have to lose? So i did it for 21 days. After my Fast, i got pregnant SAME MONTH, after 8 years of battling Infertility. Doctors said my chances of having a child was zero to none but God did it and i named my son Daniel. Thanks for letting God use you as his vessel. God bless you!
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Wow
Amen Amen it can be hard to stay in a season of waiting but good things come to those who wait in the lord❤❤
Thank you for this timely video. I learned more about the patience and divine wisdom of God in the midst of my silent season, which has spanned over the last three years. God used this time to reveal my insecurities concerning Him. I also have a beautiful testimony of His life-changing grace and mercy as well as His ability to restore all things concerning me, simply by filling the gaps with Himself. I'm honestly still in the process of receiving the blessing. God really is and can only be good.
This is so timely because I literally just finished reading the book of Job this afternoon. As soon as you mention that there was one particular person in the bible that experience God's silence in his life I just knew you were going to say the book of Job! How amazing and timely God is even in something like this and you posting this video for me to watch this evening 🙏🏽
The waiting season taught me patience and humility. It took me from praying “ God, I want it like this” to “let your will be done”
I’ve been going through it for a good 9 years with my husband. I tell you it hasn’t been easy and I e had Gods silence and I just don’t see things happening. I used to get so angry and mad and just now I’m learning to just keep praying and trusting him. It’s not easy at all because Lord knows I want to give up. And at times don’t think it’s fair. This message touched my heart so much.
I’ve been following and watching your videos and I love them so much. I just never comment but today wow! God is good! Thank you!
I feel like today had so many things happening but God has literally been doing a thing and I hope to continue being with him in this way.
I pray for perseverance like Job!
THANK YOU MY SISTER ❤ I was one of the ones that requested that you do a video on your post! So for me I've been asking God to change my circumstances. God told me what he needed me to do. When he told me I had so many reservations and doubts. God said I didn't tell you to have the answers...He said do what I called you to do. Needless to say I have been procrastinating and still haven't started. So things have been getting tight and of course I've been running to God saying "HELP ME PLEASE"! ...No response! My heart was broken. I was thinking he is mad at me or I'm missing something. Then I saw this and I'm reminded that he already has instructed me. That he is not a God who needs to keep repeating his self or that if I keep asking he will change his response. I keep asking him to change my circumstances,but I haven't done what he has told me to do to change them. So he is silent! He is so gracious and merciful he won't let me be destroyed cause his will will always be done..but he is waiting on me to be obedient and till I am he will not answer my prayers. Thank you so much SIS for reminding me God silence is him waiting on me to be obedient. Sending prayers and so much love to you and all my sisters reading this! "We are all in this together"❤
I’m in a season where I’ve been praying for a change in my financial situation and things keep on getting worse but I’ve learnt that this season is necessary so that I can fully depend on God for provision and not my resources. I spend more time with God and not only pray about this particular situation but acknowledge that He is God even in the dry season. When I’m living in plenty I get so much busy that I spend less time in prayer.
I've learnt that He's faithful and he'll never let me down.
This year I loss my favorite cousin, I found my boyfriend dying in our bathroom, his family shun me , my best friend since I was 16 years old died a month ago ! I am struggling mentally and financially ! This is my job season , but I still have faith in God , that he will give us double for our trouble!
14:03 ❤ God is real. He is always on time. He has spoken to me through this video. Thank you.
I learned that He listens to me and his presence never leaves me.
I have been going through a really rough time. 19 weeks ago I was getting closer than ever to God and trusting Him. My life was turning around and becoming a whole lot more easier to walk through life. All of a sudden everything changed! I was taken out of work due to a broke foot and had no income. I ended up losing my job because of being out of work to long. I lost my phone and started losing faith. I started getting depressed and angry. I was just starting to live. I was getting back up the ladder and in a blink of an eye, everything changed. I tried to keep my faith and to keep trusting in Him but slowly I started to walk away from Him and I didn’t notice. My foot still isn’t better and still am not cleared to go to work. I couldn’t understand why I was going through this much at one time. It felt like I prayed and prayed and prayed and nothing was happening. I stopped reading the Bible and study. Nothing was changing and I felt as if He went silent on me and I stopped talking to Him. Now I see this is my silent season. God is testing my faith. I have failed and I feel really bad but I know God still loves me and cares about me! Thank you for posting this video!! It really helps me to realize that He hasn’t left my side. He is just staying silent. He is always with me! Thank you Melody for all of your videos! They bring me back to the light when I feel like I’ll never get out of the darkness! ❤
Hey just seeing if anything changed for u?
We all fail our tests at times. This is a season of repentence. Get back up! God loves you ❤
Through my "silent" times with God I learned that his flavor, grace, and empthy towards me has a limit before he feels its time to start tough loving me because im stubborn and i abuse this type of help eventually, I also learned that His "silents" is letting me know what I think it feels like to not have God in my life so than I relect, repent, and laern to apperiate him more and work on taking Him for granted, sis, I can go on. He's showed me alot and I learned alot from Him, to which im grateful. It truly is a building block even though it hurts but he knows good balances of compassionate love,mercy, and empathy to tough love, punishment,and correction to being "silent" then to talking with me again and making me aware more when He's talking to me. We serve an amazing God.
Amen! Gods always on time sis. All the best!
Such a on time upload. I was literally pouring my heart out to God asking him God I’m lonely, I never had a healthy relationship even when I was in one I was alone, I just have been alone for so long now I really want thag love everyone gets , then attacks on my finances etc. I won’t give up on God but I really don’t get it! Then the devil keeps trying to say no one will want you, you have two kids they won’t settle. Just a lot of demeaning things I’m thinking that I need to rebuke
It only seems everyone else has love. Don’t choose a charming person!!! They tend to be manipulative. They want to lie and look good doing it. Please learn to avoid narcissists and sociopaths. These types will prey on your vulnerabilities. Do not think that human love will solve your loneliness. It really won’t. Only God can fulfill the longings of our cup and make our cup overflow…overflow so you can bless others with love. Study about having boundaries and saying no. Through rejection, God is protecting his people. Take relationships extremely slow. Be a closed book. Trust must be earned over a long period of time. Too needy means compromising too often. Be content in God always. Pray. Wait. Trust.
Sooooo…happy Labor Day folks! Bless you Melody! I am in one now and I have truly been fighting a faith fight regarding it. I KNOW the Lord said He was going to bless in this area. It has been SO many years, but I know the Lord can’t lie! I have to hold on to the FACT that these times are for our growth and growth in faith!
One of the ‘other side’ experiences I had was the blessing of my car. I was without a car and was looking. Long story short, the Lord asked me if I could wait for Him. Through frustration, I told Him yes - roughly 1 year later someone GAVE me a car!!!! HALLELUJAH! This has taught me that GOD CANNOT LIE, He knows what’s BEST and He is a MIRACLE worker. HIS LOVE for us is unmatched! Be encouraged everyone!! ☝🏽🙏🏽✝️
I’m so thankful I watched this video. God is always so intentional! I’ve read the story of Job many times before, but I totally missed the revelation about God proving satan wrong. I always focused on Job’s response. That’s why it’s so important to stay in the unchanging word of God. When we stay in His written word (logos), He will reveal to us new insights/revelations (rhema word). Thank you for being obedient & sharing God’s story of Job on your channel as it pertains to our walk with the Lord! 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Thank you Holy Spirit for leading me to this channel. I too am in a silent season it has been tough but i God is still providing in spite of I'm trusting that things are going to better I still say yes.I know God is still on the Throne I know many stand In need I encourage y'all to be encouraged God is still with us in Jesus name Amen!
I’m learning that God answers when you least expect it sometimes also in ways we may not expect I often used to miss the answers so if you do just keep praying and ask God to continue to show/confirm again
Been in my silent season for years now. I lost my job in 2021 and I'm still unable to land an interview. Im tired of the warfare and God seems so far away. Please pray for me, I am soooo tired of crying.
Yesterday I said “I feel like Job,” and today I saw this video. Okay God I hear you
I am grateful for my life. I have cried off and on for the past few days. When I go one way, it feels as if it’s a no. When I try to not think about/ go the OTHER way, it’s a no. I know I am to be still. It’s difficult when you are being the best person you know how to be and feel as if you going nowhere. I am following the last word I received from God. In doing so, I came upon something that broke me down…the reason I have been crying off and on. I will keep going. Thank you for posting this video.
He’s still communicating even when He seems silent!
I have a lot going on right now and this is the second day in a row that the book of Job has been presented to me. I take that as God telling me to sit down and read Job this week🙌🏾
The mindset"get up leave and holy God will provide" . We should appreciate that we all even can breathe the fact holy God created us is in itself a blessing.. I too have trouble by being selfish at times but trust holy God and have faith amen
Thanks Melody for the encouragement it is always needed it in times of waiting. ❤
FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON THAT WHOSOEVER SHALL BELIEVETH UNTO HIM SHALL NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE
JOHN 3:16
Thank you so much 😢😢
Am going through that currently,i believe God is working behind the scenes for me! And at his appointed time he will make me mother of children 🤰🤰🤰🤰😢😢😢😢
There are so many things that I learn in silent times with God, one is trust. Can keep I trusting Him. It’s a season of maturity and teaching me that my relationship with Him real and tangible. He is who He says He is 😊
God is definitely speaking ❗️ This morning in my time with the Lord, I got ⭐️Proverbs 3:26. Then I went about my day and I was looking for a name for my new business and everything I came up with, no good, cause someone else was using it, at this point I got frustrated. So I put this search down and went outside for a bit. Then I came back and decided to make a business plan and this TH-cam channel this woman had
⭐️2 Samuel 22:29. Then after that your video ( which I never seen on my TH-cam feed before) comes up and I watched, weeping because I know that I was trying to control this , instead of trusting the Lord's timing ❗️
God has broken my heart. For ten years I’ve struggled and have prayed over and over for relief, peace, and understanding. Ten years of pain. Ten years of God’s silence. At this point, I’m finally giving up. This is just too much. Someone, please pray for me.
Oh my I’m so sorry to hear that! Would love to hear from you on how you’re doing lately ❤️
I needed this right now. I know God is always with me . However, I do know God is silent. ❤❤❤
I wish when i was in that season that i gave God more praise. I wished i magnified God instead of my problems. But next time, i will be sure to magnify God
Been praying for a baby, marriage and my first car......o know in His time He will fulfill these
We must patiently endure and actively wait. “Behold, we count them happy that endure.”
God is Omnipresent which means that he is everywhere. So what this means for you is that it does not matter where you are or what you´re doing, He´s there.
For me this understading completely changed the game.
God Bless you!!
I am in this season and I am expecting God's goodness......💙
For me : There are times im discouraged but i want to share 4 things that God is saying and we can all hold on to them 1. Trust in Gods timing cause yes his timing is perfect
2.God is figthing for you (Be still let him fight that battle you don't have the strength to fight)
3.He is making a way for you. God is always pursuing us even in Slience!!! (DONT sleepwalk the journey be able to see his miraculous jand moving and changing your life)
4. Prayer is the best medicine (Mosy important of it all that through pray we gain strength and perseverance that Christ hears us even when we heavy loaded in trials he is with us all)
GODS GOR YOU AND ME✨✨I am still holding to faith for bigger things to come as im in a waiting season awaiting for my acceptance and all but he is still God holy holy holy he is Amen Amen love you Family God bless you all❤❤❤ Gid bless Miss Melody ans her wonderful family love you sis
This is where im at right now. It's really *quiet*. I questioned my faith, my discernment, his voice. I feel scattered. Lost at what he is requiring of me. I got into an accident in May of this year, and I've been stretched thin. No car. Bus to work. Quit one of my jobs. No luck getting another job or car. I've been depressed. Have been extremely close to homelessness. One thing I could say, though, is that I'm taking it with grace. I haven't cursed God. I've been patient and wondering what he's working in the background. Thanks Melody. It almost feels like this video is an answer to something.
I pray your situation gets better. One day you will look back at these times and marvel at how God brought you out of it.
Hi Melody! I just recently started watching your videos and they have been such an amazing addition to my time spent learning and listening to different perspectives about our God! Thank you for allowing him to use you on this platform and continue to encourage others! You are making a difference! 🙌🏾🥰🙏🏾
Thank you Melody! God lead me to this video. Just yesterday I asked God "Where are you?" and Why do I not feel you here? I am really going through a tough time and this video gave me understanding. Sometimes we need to be reminded. I can't wait to get through this. Its so hard.
Thank you. I feel like that now a little bit, but then I know God loves me!!😊😊
I'm currently in the most challenging season thus far in my life. I recently became a first time Mom, and while there's a lot to be happy for every day when I see my daughter's face - it's also brought the most challenges and stress (her father dumped me when she was about 3 months old, no longer sees/enquires about her well-being, goes months without financially assisting with her maintenance). Needless to say it's stressful because I now see that it's all on my shoulders. I'm grateful that I even have a job, but with him not assisting - my pay alone isn't enough. Long story short: I've been praying for a better paying job that will afford me the ability to fully provide for my daughter by myself. Needless to say, God isn't giving it to me. I truly believe in my heart that what I'm going through is for a reason (though I may not understand it at this moment) and I believe that God is testing me. In the midst of all of this, I started feeling an urge to seek Jesus in a way I've never done before. I'm still stumbling because I feel so unworthy ashamed. It's A LOT going on all at once.
I feel like H's been silent with me most of my life. Nothing I ever pray for myself comes true, only the things I pray for others. I'm sick of the silence from God and the loneliness in general. I believe God loves me, but I struggle with the idea that He likes me and will provide the things I have been desperately praying for going on 20 years now.
I have been in a silent season for many many years and have believed God isn't there, doesnt care about me and no longer hears my prayers!