April 5, 2013

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    Does God have a reason for allowing human suffering?
     
     
    God always has a reason for what He does and for what He allows, though people may not always understand those reasons. Biblical accounts indicate human suffering happens when there is a clash between good and evil. Job's suffering was caused by Satan as a means to test and try him. Though people plead with God to end their suffering, the psalmist said God may not stop suffering when people ask. God is aware of suffering, the psalmist declared, but sometimes He allows it to happen to make people stronger, stouthearted, or bold in their faith.
     
    The Bible also says God is powerful enough to wipe out all human suffering with one word, but He allows suffering because He loves people. That may sound strange, but if God were to destroy those who do wicked, wrong things to other people, He would have to destroy everyone because the Bible says everyone has committed some kind of wrongdoing, some kind of sin.
     
    But God loves people. He does not want folks to die without having a relationship with Him. So God "proves His own love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us (Romans 5:8). God not only lets humanity live, He gives folks a way to end human suffering by offering everyone a changed heart. In God's hands human suffering can serve a positive purpose. Suffering can be a reminder of humanity's need for God's touch on every heart.
    • Job spoke out of personal experience to those who are suffering, reminding them that God will bandage and heal the wounds and injuries of each hurt.
    • The Bible says that God is aware of all human suffering and will one day bring it all to an end when He comes to judge the world.
    • Paul reminded the Corinthian believers that their perseverance in suffering could become a means for comforting other people who were also having a tough time.

     

    "God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world." C. S. Lewis

    excerpts from: 100 Answers to 100 Questions about God

Comments (2)

  • Thank you for sharing today  it helped me out greatly. I am struggling today and doing lots of praying.  I know God would never give me more than I can take but at times I think I am going to break.

  • @mrswrangler -  I am so sorry to hear that. Always remember though that God is with you, and He knows everything about you and He's concerned of your struggles. For what's it's worth, I've gone through it, too. But I hang on to God no matter what,  just like the woman who touched Jesus clothes to heal her, by just touching Jesus garment, she believed she will be healed. Jesus said: because of your faith, you are healed. Hang in there because God is always willing to help us. Sometimes, just trusting in His will for us believing in His power to do impossible things, will subside how we feel knowing that He is in our presence and working in our lives... Wait for God's perfect timing. love you in Christ...

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