Finding Faith When Answers Don't Come
By Dr. Verlyn Fontaine Waterman | Who is She Blog
There is a kind of silence that unnerves even the strongest faith.
A silence so deafening, it causes your soul to tremble in its waiting.
It is not the absence of belief—it is the ache of longing.
It is the stillness after you’ve prayed the same prayer for the thousandth time and the heavens still feel mute.
This silence has a name.
It is the wilderness between the promise and the fulfillment.
It is the space where questions echo louder than answers.
And it is holy ground.
The Struggle Behind the Stillness
We don’t always talk about it in spiritual circles, but many of us have been there.
Kneeling in the dark, clutching the last strand of hope while asking, “God, do You see me?” ”Can you hear me?”
We speak life into others, pray over broken bodies, carry the weight of others’ dreams, and yet—when we need Him most, all we hear is… NOTHING.
No doors open.
No signs appear.
No comfort arrives.
Only the quiet.
And in that quiet, the enemy loves to whisper: “You’ve been forgotten.”
But here’s what I’ve come to know—
God’s silence is never His absence.
A Divine Pause, Not a Denial
There is something sacred about the silence of God.
Not because it feels good—because it rarely does.
But because it is in that silence that He tests the root of your faith.
Will you worship when the lights are off?
Will you believe even when the miracles stall?
Will you stand when your knees are buckling under the weight of waiting?
The silence of God has a way of stripping you bare—not to shame you, but to reveal you.
It is in that space where titles fall away, performances collapse, and all that’s left is the real you—face-to-face with the One who knows your name, even when He doesn’t say it aloud.
The Birth of This Book
“When God Seems Silent” was not written from a place of victory—but from a battlefield.
It was penned during nights when tears soaked my pillow and answers never came.
It was breathed out of a season when I showed up for others while feeling unseen myself.
It is the echo of a woman who dared to wrestle with heaven and still hold on.
This book is not a sermon—it’s a survival guide.
Not a lecture—it’s a love letter to every woman who has ever felt forgotten in her faith.
It is a reminder that God speaks even in silence—and sometimes His loudest messages are whispered in stillness.
To the Woman Who’s Waiting
If you’ve ever…
Cried without knowing why you were still standing
Felt like your prayers were hitting a ceiling
Loved God deeply, but felt like He was far away
Then this book is for you.
“When God Seems Silent” is a call to trust again.
To feel deeply.
To wait well.
And most of all, to know that silence is not rejection—it’s refinement.
Because even when He is quiet, He is still moving.
And so are you.
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