How long are You going to forget about me? It feels like forever.

Feeling forgotten doesn't mean you are forgotten. The psalmist cried out 'How long?' — and God didn't scold him for asking. Trust isn't a feeling. It's a decision you make when the feelings haven't caught up yet. He has never looked away.

The conversation

The child: “Daddy God, how long are You going to forget about me? It feels like forever.”

God: “What makes you feel forgotten?”

The child: “I keep praying and nothing changes. It's like You're not even listening.”

God: “There was someone who said those exact words to Me once. 'How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? For ever?'”

The child: “Someone else felt this way?”

God: “He did. And he didn't hide it. He told Me exactly how it felt — that it was too long, that he was tired of carrying the weight alone.”

God: “But here's what he did next. In the middle of all that hurt, he chose to trust Me anyway.”

The child: “How could he trust when nothing was changing?”

God: “Because trust isn't a feeling. It's a decision you make when the feelings haven't caught up yet.”

God: “He said 'I will trust in thy mercy.' Not because things got better — but because he knew I was still there.”

The child: “Are You still there for me?”

God: “I have never looked away from you. Not for one second.”

The child: “Then I'll keep talking to You.”

God: “That's all I've ever wanted.”

"But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation." Psalm 13:5, KJV