Surrounding Darkness

I thought I was the only one who feels that there's darkness around me.. I couldn't pray.. When I do my quiet time, I couldn't concentrate. I have been trying very hard to connect to Him but the connection just doesn't seems to get thru. What's wrong?? I began to search if there was any hiden sins... i confessed, repented.. But i still got the same feeling.

I began to wonder why i couldn't connect to Him. If I seek Him with all my heart, soul, mind. He hears, He sees... He promise never to leave or forsake us and I know He wouldn't. Is this the darkness from the evil or is it God's protection from the attack? I don't know...

Yesterday during the prayer meeting, i couldn't pray.. I ask the Spirit to lead me but He didn't. After praying, as peien start to share her wierd feeling recently.... It was then, I began to realize I wasn't the only one going thru the same feeling. There were many others who feels the same too.

This verse came to my mind at that point of time...

"Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings."

1 Peter 5:8-9

Yes. The evil one is waiting for the right time to attack us. We have to stand firm in our faith. And I'm not the only one.. my brothers and sisters are going thru together with me.

The verse continues..

"And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen."

1 Peter 5:10-11

His Promise... We'll suffer this for a little while.. and He will restore us and make us strong, firm and steadfast. AMEN!!! Thank God for the verse which really strengthen me to persevere on with my brothers and sisters.

Let us encourage one another. Let us uphold and support each other in prayer. Let us put on the full armor of God and "pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests... And with this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints." Ephesians 6:18