π»π΄ππΈ πππ πΈππΈπ πΉπΈπΏπ πΏπΌπΎπΈ πΊππ· πΌπππΈπππΌπππ΄πΏπΏπ πΏπΈπΉπ πππ πΌπ π΄ ππΈππ?

Have you ever been in a situation where you asked God for help in a particular situation and felt abandoned?
Do you ever wonder why you felt that way, or if others felt that way too in similar situations?
In this blog post, youβll find a story of how I felt like God intentionally left me in a mess, and how I saw that it was Godβs help all through.

Sometimes, when Iβm alone, my mind travels to that year in school when I was robbed on my way to my friendβs place to charge some phones. Crazy how the phone that was stolen wasnβt mine, but a friendβs phone.
New phone that wasnβt even up to two weeks.
I still remember how it happened. I was walking with my girlfriend, letβs call her Amarachi. I noticed a guy in a red polo walking towards us like a drunk, I was about to call my friendβs attention to the guy in red before everything happened.
It was like a movie the way I was flung on the floor. I mean, I know I donβt weigh that much, but it was embarrassing the way he flung me on the floor. Effortlessly. No struggle.
As if I donβt eat food in that school π
I released my friendβs phone and I sat on the floor. I didnβt want to stand up ever again. I wanted to stay there crying forever until it dawned on me that it wasnβt safe and those guys might come back when they realize that they didnβt beat me up. I stood up and started screaming my friendβs name.

I remember how I almost kept malice with God during that period because according to me, I was abandoned by God, I cried for help but I was ignored.
(Iβll not even lie, I think it was my motherβs name I was calling that day, because my mind couldnβt even process anything. Lol)
I was like βGod no even reason my matter at all. Upon say na person phone.β
My brain started working when we were told that two days before we were robbed, some girls were robbed at the same place and the thieves designed their bodies with cuts using knives. And here I was, crying about being abandoned by God when God was the reason those guys didnβt hurt me.
I mean, the girls released the phones, yet the thieves hurt them.
I was dragging the phone and the thief didnβt even reason me one slap.
Even one slap I did not see.
Talk more about knife cuts.
God o!
βIβm sorry for vexing.β
I was vexed that they threw me on soft soil while others had knife cuts.

Ah!
Itβs not even like Iβm more righteous than them. Itβs just Godβs mercies.
My point is, we donβt see where exactly God acts, and because He didnβt act in the exact area where we wanted Him to act, we start annoying him with our annoyance.
Iβve learned to give God thanks in all seasons.
And also thank him that the friend whose phone I lost was glad that they didnβt touch me while I was crying because of a stolen phone.
That phone with a mad camera. Heh.
I pray those thieves have come to the knowledge of Godβs light.

Click here to read about why you should be thankful in all situations.
If you would love to read more about how to understand being abandoned by God, click here.
Have you ever felt abandoned by God? How did you react? Did you cry for days, or did you move on, trusting God through it all?
Please let me know in the comment section.
P.S.: Join the Growing Christian Community via WhatsApp. Here we help each other grow in Christ, by sharing true life stories of our walk with God, we also share letters and questions with the Community. The purpose is that you grow with a healthy Christian Community.
Join via this link.
I canβt wait to have you on board.
The Growing Christian
Photo credit: Google
Joy Chinwendu Uchennaya currently resides in Lagos, Nigeria. Sheβs a Christian and a Content Writer. She blogs @www.joyuchenaya.wordpress.com
A growing Copywriter and Social Media Manager. She loves networking with people and engaging in honest conversations about life and God. Here, she writes about her faith, kicking shame out, relatable life stories, challenges as a growing Christian and everything that needs to be discussed unashamedly.
Social platforms : Facebook @ Idara Uche, WhatsApp @ 08121558900, Instagram @just.idara_
Iβd love to connect with you.
View more posts