When You’re Disconnecting from God

I’ve never made the intentional decision to walk away from God, but I have found myself disconnected from Him.

There have been seasons where as soon as I start my day, I begin thinking about what I emails I need to respond to, and the people I need to call back, and the projects I need to finish, and the friends I need to catch up with, and the spouse that I need to show some attention to, and the lunches that need to be packed, and the bills that need to be paid, and somewhere in there I need to take care of my own mental health, physical health, emotional health but I also need to make sure dinner is ready, and that my dog gets walked, is the laundry done, is project complete, did I send those final emails…and the cycle goes on and on.

And now at this point I feel overwhelmed, burdened and begin questioning “God, where are you in all of this?!”

I wonder if God looks at us and says, “No, where are YOU? I’ve been here this whole time, waiting for you.”

Because not ONCE did I even think about, let alone rely on God. I got so busy with life and doing things all on my own and I found myself disconnected from Jesus.

Jesus actually talks specifically to when we find ourselves DISCONNECTED from God. Not on purpose, but because life has found us in a season where we’ve drifted. When He gives His final “I AM” statement in John 15, it’s one that deals directly with our relationship with Him…and here’s what I learned in studying it.

I can do nothing without Jesus. (John 15: 5)

We hear and believe all the time: “Add this to your life, it will make it better…Here’s this new supplement, accessory, workout, etc.” We fall into diet fads, try new hobbies, buy new clothes, add supplements to our life all hoping that what has been promised happens, our life will become better.

Sometimes we view Jesus like this; “Add Jesus to your life, He will make it better.”

When Jesus gives us the analogy of Him as the Vine and us as the branches, what He’s saying is th