I will not waiver in my faith. I know what God has done for me and for the people around me, and I will never deny that. But there is one question that I will never know the answer to and will never create a satisfying-enough answer for some people. And that is the question of: “If God is Love, then why does He allow bad things to happen when He has the power to stop it?”
The truth is that I have no idea. I could tell you that everything happens for a reason (which I firmly believe it does). But what is the reason in the situation at the time? I am not always sure.
I could tell you that it’s God’s way of showing us a lesson. But I’m not sure this is always true, though I do know we can usually gain some sort of insight in even the most difficult situation.
I could tell you that it’s not God, it’s the devil and God has given us freewill to do as we choose, and thus we unfortunately suffer from other peoples’ decisions. Well, sometimes people end up in situations they don’t deserve (such as a disease after being healthy their whole life). Or what about the people that God does step in and save?
See, the truth cannot be truer than the fact that I don’t know. I don’t know the answer. I myself sometimes don’t understand why some things happen that do. But I do know that God suffers with us, that God hates the pain and suffering just as much as we do, that God readily cries from the pain just like we do. And that is a God that shows love. That is a good that does not allow things to happen for no reason. That is a good that I choose to put my faith in, even in the hardest of times. For I know that one day, He promises to tell us the reasons. He promises to tell us why we have gone through what we have, and if we are faithful for going through all things with Him, He promises to reward us and call us home.
How do you respond to that question? What do you do to make sure your faith does not waiver even in the hardest of times?
Calm in Christ and Fitness 