What do you do when you feel disconnected from God?

What do you do when you have lost your closeness to God?

What do you do when you have lost your cutting edge?

1. Realize how easy it is to disconnect from God
a. Times of blessing and growth v.1
b. Times of exciting plans, v. 2
c. Times of close fellowship with others. (3).
d. Times of working for God. v.4

YOU ARE MORE LIKELY TO DISCONNECT WITH GOD WHEN THINGS ARE GOING WELL THATN WHEN THINGS GO BAD.

2. Recognize the Signs of being disconnected from God. v 5
a. Lose your love… Rev. 2:4
b. Lose your faith. Heb 11:6
c. Lose your hope. Ecc. 2:17

3. Ask God for help. v. 5

4. Admit where you lost your power v. 6

Four most common reasons / places we lose our power or connection with God.
Distractions, Disobedience, Depending on your own power, Carelessness –

5. Trust God to restore what you lost. v6

6. Do what you can. v.7

Three actions you must take to reestablish your closeness to God.. Rev. 2:4, 5

REMEMBER, RETURN, REPEAT