12. Divine Hiddenness

If God loves us so much, why is He ghosting us?

So imagine this:

You’re in a relationship, right?

You text bae, “Hey, I miss you.”

No reply.

You call. Nothing.

You send flowers. They wilt outside an empty door.

But then you see them updating their Insta story from Bali like, “#Blessed.”

That’s basically divine hiddenness in a nutshell.

We’re told God loves us more than we could ever imagine.

Cool. Awesome. Great marketing.

But also… He’s got the communication skills of a ZESA outage. Total blackout.

You’re going through heartbreak, war, famine, existential dread, and all you get is… crickets.

No DMs. No visions. No pillar of fire.

Just vibes.

And people will tell you:

“Ahh, God works in mysterious ways.”

Yeah? So does Econet network.

The Divine Hiddenness problem asks a pretty straightforward question:

If God exists, is loving, and wants a relationship with us—why is He playing hard to get?

Like, why does He reveal Himself to some people through dreams, prophets, miracles, and goats talking in the Old Testament…

But to others?

Nothing but the sound of your own inner monologue asking, “Am I just talking to myself right now?”

Now let’s be fair. Theologians try their best. Here are the usual excuses—sorry, reasons:

  1. “You just have to look harder.”
  2. As if God is hiding behind the couch cushions next to your lost TV remote.
  3. “He doesn’t want to force belief.”
  4. So… showing some evidence is too aggressive? Like He’s scared of being clingy?
  5. “Suffering brings you closer to God.”
  6. Look, if disappearing during hard times is how you show love, you might be toxic, not divine.
  7. “He does reveal Himself, just not in the way you want.”
  8. Ah yes, the old “you didn’t read the signs” defense. Classic ghost behavior.

But let’s flip the script. Imagine a parent who wants a relationship with their child, but never shows up. Never calls. Leaves vague notes in ancient texts and expects their kid to decode it like it’s National Treasure.

Is that love? Or is that bad parenting wrapped in cosmic excuses?

If an all-powerful God wants us to know Him, He could appear on Netflix Live and say, “Wassup humans. I’m real. Be kind. Recycle.”

Boom. World peace. Climate change solved. One episode special.

But instead, we get… burning bushes and cryptic parables from 2,000 years ago. Very limited-time-only miracle appearances. Like a divine pop-up store.

And here’s the kicker: some people do claim to feel God’s presence deeply. Others feel absolutely nothing.

So is God just… picking favorites?

“Ahh you prayed with enough emotion, here’s a holy hug. You? Ehh. Try again later.”

Or maybe, just maybe—brace yourself—there’s no one on the other side of the line.

Maybe the silence isn’t mysterious. Maybe it’s just silence.

And that’s what makes Divine Hiddenness such a spicy philosophical chili:

Either God exists but doesn’t care to show up…

Or we’re waiting for a reply from someone who never gave us their number in the first place.


So yeah, if God really loves us, He should probably stop playing spiritual peekaboo and send a WhatsApp at least.

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