It would seem.....

It would seem as though.....

     then you fill in the rest of the statement.

Evaluate your thoughts, "It would seem as though....." against the truth. The way it seems may seem to be the truth. It feels like the truth, it looks like it's true, it sounds like it is true, after all everything I am experiencing is very clearly happening to me. Look at the pain I am in, can you feel it? It is most certainly real. I am not hallucinating. It keeps me awake at night. I am not pretending. I am not in a Dreamland.....it is all very true!!!!!

Yes, it is real! No doubt about it. Yes, you are experiencing it, but weigh your experience against the truth and see what the truth says.

Let's practice, these two thoughts are common.

It would seem God is not listening to me.

It would seem God is not going to help me out of this problem.

Let's put these two "it would seem....." thoughts up to the Word of God and see how they measure up.

Read the following verses:

Jeremiah 29:12
Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.

Psalm 50:15
Then call on me when you are in trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory.”

Isaiah 65:24
I will answer them before they even call to me. While they are still talking about their needs, I will go ahead and answer their prayers!

Psalm 91:14-16T
The LORD says, “I will rescue those who love me.
I will protect those who trust in my name.
When they call on me, I will answer; I will be with them in trouble. I will rescue and honor them. 
I will reward them with a long life and give them my salvation.”

Isaiah 41:10
Don’t be afraid, for I am with you.
Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you.
I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.

Psalm 34:17 -19

The righteous cry, and the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.

The LORD is near unto them that are of a broken heart; and saves such as be of a contrite spirit.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivers him out of them all.

So, my "it would seem as though God does not hear me" and "it would seem as though it must not be God's will to help me" thoughts measure up terribly against God's Word.

Clearly, God hears me when I call to Him and He delivers me and rescues me from ALL of my troubles!

Why. then, am I still in this predicament?

I must go back to the basics!

#1 God cannot lie

#2 God's Word is True.

#3 God is Faithful. He will do what He says He will do.

Now, I have the Word of God on the matter....God hears me when I call and He rescues me from ALL of my troubles. In fact, He is so about helping me that while I am still talking, He is already about getting me the answer!

This is the answer that trumps my experience. The truth has the power to change my experience. Jesus told Jairus in the face of a terrible report, "Only Believe". We are of those who Live by Faith!
 I choose to believe that God hears me when I call and He is rescuing me from all my troubles simply because THAT is what He says!!!! Regardless of how it feels, how it looks and other reports to the contrary. I will hold tightly to God's report in the face of the situation. When I get the "it would seem...." thoughts,  I will evaluate those thoughts against God's Word and then I choose to think in agreement with His Word to me. When I talk, I will speak in alignment with His Word.

I refuse to act like I have no God. I refuse to act, speak or think as though my God is a liar. I refuse to think on those things that are not true. I refuse to disagree with God's Word when I talk. I refuse to behave like those that have no help. My God is Not a liar. His Word is True and He will bring it to pass.