The silence of God, especially when we need Him most, is probably the most difficult, but necessary aspect of Christianity. Why? How could our loving heavenly Father be so cruel as to “hide Himself” in our deepest pain? A major part of the answer is that Moses knew God’s ways, rather than just “His acts,” “for we walk by faith, not by sight.” He understood His heart, why He acts, and why He waits; otherwise our patience wears thin, like the people Moses led in the desert, who would have stoned him to death, had not God intervened (Is 45:15; 2 Cor 5:7; Ps 103:7; Num 14:1–10). 

   “It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.” This book contains some of what I learned as I listened and “searched” God’s heart for answers in the midst of the pain of my history of suicidal depression. You’ll find much more also, available to those who learn to wait in the silence till He speaks through His Word (Prv 25:2; Deut 8:3; Mt 4:4; Ps 119).

Knowing God's Ways: The Key to Navigating Perplexity and Pain When God is Silent.