If God is so good then why does He let bad things happen?
The question that, in this life, we so often face. Whether it is pointed towards us, or whether we are wrestling with it on our own.
I'm finding myself in a season where I seem to arrive at dusty dead-end streets, and all that is left is the dirt that lingers on your skin. This season where slowly, one after another, these events seem to occur - in my own life, but also heavily in the lives of those around me.
A young sister lost in a tragic accident. Getting laid off from a job. The loss of a grandmother to cancer. Traumatized by witnessing a gang-related shooting. A home being vandalized. The stinging pain of a breakup. Natural disasters taking lives and causing massive destruction. Questioning God, searching for answers. The unexpected loss of a father. A three month old child, found dead. A debilitating sickness that will not go away, despite the hundreds of times you've cried out to God for healing, for deliverance, for freedom.
All things I have witnessed as of late.
God, we know that you have the power to do all things. To heal all, to take away all, to rescue all. Is this not what you came here to do? You tell us in your word that you heal all of our diseases (Psalm 103:3). So where is the healing God? Is ten years not a long enough time to endure? You have the power to take it away AND continue using our story. So why this way?
I am convinced that we will not receive the full answer until we meet Jesus face to face. Until then, we're left with the truth of His word. His word that so often in these moments is the last thing I want to run to. That when my spirit is weakened, I often push aside, because I don't feel like jumping into the lap of my Father. His word which, when I choose to run to, never fails. Always comforts. Always rescues.
17 "Is anyone crying for help? God is listening,
ready to rescue you.
18 If your heart is broken, you’ll find God right there;
if you’re kicked in the gut, he’ll help you catch your breath.
19 Disciples so often get into trouble;
still, God is there every time.
20 He’s your bodyguard, shielding every bone;
not even a finger gets broken.
21 The wicked commit slow suicide;
they waste their lives hating the good.
22 God pays for each slave’s freedom;
no one who runs to him loses out."
*Please pray for the O'Rourke family (Brentwood, TN) after losing their daughter, Shawn, in a tragic car crash. She leaves behind her husband, parents, and 12 siblings.
*Please pray for the Porter family (Roanoke, VA) after the unexpected death of their father.
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