Is Emptiness Always a Bad Thing—or Can God Use It to Fill Us?
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Most people dread the feeling of emptiness. It often comes with loneliness, grief, burnout, or the sense that something important is missing. Yet Scripture sometimes speaks of God working most powerfully in the places where we feel least capable.
That raises a hard question: could seasons of emptiness actually be part of God’s design to draw us closer to Him? When our hearts feel stripped of distraction and comfort, are we being prepared for a deeper filling of His presence?
Throughout the Bible, we see examples where emptiness became the doorway to transformation. Israel wandering in the wilderness, Elijah waiting for God’s still small voice, the disciples facing despair between the cross and the resurrection—all of these moments remind us that silence and emptiness are not always signs of God’s absence.
How do we discern when emptiness is something to resist, and when it’s something God may be using for our good?
Have you ever experienced God filling a season of emptiness in unexpected ways?
“Sometimes God empties us, not to take something away, but to make room for something better.”
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