It happens to all of us. Unexpectedly our lives change. Most often the change is deemed "bad." I'm sure you know what I'm talking about.
For some of you, this change comes in the form of an accident, an illness, an unexpected financial crisis, or death. For others, this change comes in a severed relationship, a unfulfilled personal desire, or the wrong answer to prayer. Or maybe you're effected by a dramatic change for "bad" in a relative's life, or your closest friend.
The circumstances are bleak. The change is stupid. You are inconvenienced. You are hurt in a way you have never been hurt before. Your head is full of questions without answers.
Why God? Why did my friend roll their car at 3 a.m. and leave this world without saying goodbye? Why is my grandpa bedridden when he's barely sixty years old? Why do I have to spend the rest of my life putting up with this stupid insulin pump? Why did my brother leave home without telling anyone, only to show up 2 years later in worse shape than when he left?
Why?
Why God? WHY??
For some of you, this change comes in the form of an accident, an illness, an unexpected financial crisis, or death. For others, this change comes in a severed relationship, a unfulfilled personal desire, or the wrong answer to prayer. Or maybe you're effected by a dramatic change for "bad" in a relative's life, or your closest friend.
The circumstances are bleak. The change is stupid. You are inconvenienced. You are hurt in a way you have never been hurt before. Your head is full of questions without answers.
Why God? Why did my friend roll their car at 3 a.m. and leave this world without saying goodbye? Why is my grandpa bedridden when he's barely sixty years old? Why do I have to spend the rest of my life putting up with this stupid insulin pump? Why did my brother leave home without telling anyone, only to show up 2 years later in worse shape than when he left?
Why?
Why God? WHY??
"And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. 2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? 3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him." (John 9:1-3)
"...but that the works of God should be made manifest in him."
Why? So that God will be glorified. That's His plan to begin with! Every situation in your life is working toward His glory. The problem isn't with God. The problem is with you!
If you focus on circumstances, your view of God will be effected. For the worse.
If you focus on God, your view of circumstances will be effected. For the better.
Why?
Because God.
