I just heard about another disaster to fall on a niece of mine. She has four beautiful little daughters, but the two-year-old recently survived a dog attack, with multiple stitches on her face. Very traumatic for the whole family, as they were all there when it happened. But then tonight, it seems that they have had a house fire, destroying a large portion of their house.
We wonder when trials like this just seem to keep happening. If you have a belief in God, these bad experiences can shatter your image of Him. Let alone reduce your trust in Him to protect and keep you.
I've come to the conclusion that even God can't (or more correctly, won't) prevent all disasters though, simply because this is a planet that has rebelled, and Lucifer is temporarily in charge of as much mischief as he can muster. Let's be careful not to blame God for Satan's handiwork.
God, on the other hand, has promised to be with us in hard times. He doesn't always calm the storm, but He is always there to calm us. The comfort and strength He provides may be just what we need to carry us forward, even after the storm subsides. I pray my niece and her family will look to God as the means to survive these ordeals and that they can soon have some normalcy back in their lives.
2 comments:
I disagree! God can prevent the bad stuff, we chose to disobey therefore we kicked Him out ourselves. :) --Kayla
I agree and disagree. In my statement that God can't prevent all disasters, you are right. God can do anything. But I disagree with your assumption that the reason He doesn't intervene is because of our disobedience. Although it should cause us to consider our spirituality, because God may be trying to get our attention. We have only to look at Job's life though to see that a lot of disasters are just evidence of the great controversy between God and Satan. Job was very close to God, before and after all his sufferings. Sometimes it's impossible for us to understand the reasons for our trial. But we still have to trust God, and that's the only way He can provide us with the power and strength to get through it.
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