It was one of those quiet nights again,
the kind where your heart feels louder than your prayers.
I sat on my bed, staring at the ceiling, whispering words that felt too heavy to say out loud:
“God… are You still there?”
It’s strange how silence can sound so loud.
You kneel, whispering prayers with trembling lips,
and all you hear is the clock ticking-
mocking your faith with every second that passes.
You check again- no answer.
You listen again- no voice.
And slowly, you start to wonder,
“Did I do something wrong?”
“Maybe God has forgotten me.”
I’ve been there —
in that sacred silence where heaven feels shut,
and your tears become your only language.
But here’s what I’ve learned:
God’s silence isn’t absence; it’s strategy.
When He’s quiet, He’s crafting.
When He hides, He’s healing.
When He delays, He’s developing something deeper in you.
Sometimes, God’s quiet doesn’t mean He’s not speaking,
it means He’s teaching you to trust without evidence.
He’s showing you that faith isn’t built in noise,
but in stillness,
in the “not yet,”
in the whisper that says, “I’m still here, even when you don’t hear Me.”
I know it hurts when prayers linger in waiting.
You’ve fasted, believed, hoped- yet everything still looks unchanged.
But silence isn’t God’s way of ignoring you;
it’s His way of arranging what you prayed for.
He allows the stillness to stretch your faith,
so that when the miracle finally comes,
you’ll recognize His fingerprints on it.
The silence of God isn’t punishment,
it’s preparation.
He may not be saying “yes” yet,
but He’s whispering, “Wait, I’m working.”
And when He finally speaks,
when the answer finally comes,
you’ll realize His silence wasn’t empty —
it was filled with divine purpose.
So if you feel quiet,
He’s still there, still listening, still working behind the scenes.
And one day, you’ll look back with tears in your eyes and say,
“He never left. He was there all along.”
Temilade Alokan
Light Lamp
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