When God doesn't make sense: When God doesn't show up

John the Baptist preached against Herod marrying his sister in law. Herod put John in prison. Mk 6:17-28, Mt 11:2-6, 11. John's circumstances made him question who Jesus was, and why Jesus wasn't saving him. You will be blessed by God if you do not stumble when God doesn't do the things we want Him to do. 

Let the cross define your view of God, not your circumstances.

1. It's common for those in crisis to feel great frustration with God.

2. We can trust Satan to show up in our time of crisis. Jn 8:44, 1 Pet 5:8

3. We lack the capacity to grasp God's infinite mind or the way He intervenes in our lives. We cannot fully understand God. Ecc 11:5, Isa 55:8, 1 Cor 13:12

4. God is infinitely loving and kind. Ps 95:7, Jn 3:16, Rom 8:37-39

5. When it seems God hasn't shown up, it doesn't mean He's absent.