Why Do Bad Things Happen to God's
People?
Les Feldick
Such a question implies that God is at fault. But God makes no mistakes --- He is perfect in all His ways. Dennis Pickering defines five ways God uses problems to refine us as Christians: God uses problems to DIRECT us. Problems often point us in a new direction and motivate us to change.
"Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way of everlasting." Psalm 139:23-24
God uses problems to INSPECT us. Sometimes people are like tea bags -- we find out what is inside when they are in hot water.
"Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad; for great is your reward in heaven." Matthew 5:11-12a
God uses problems to CORRECT us. Sometimes we learn the value of something -- health, possessions, friendships -- only when we lose them.
"It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes." Psalm 119:71
God uses problems to PROTECT us. A problem can be a blessing if it protects us from harm in the future. A man was fired for refusing to do something unethical. Unemployment was a problem, but it saved him from a criminal conviction when management's misdeeds were revealed.
"We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28
God uses problems to PERFECT us. God is more interested in our character than our comfort. Our relationship to Jesus and our character are the only things we will take with us into eternity.
"We glory in tribulations also; knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope." Romans 5:3-4
The problems we face will either defeat us or help us grow, depending on how we respond to them. God is at work in our lives even when we do not realize it or understand it.
"Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way of everlasting." Psalm 139:23-24
God uses problems to INSPECT us. Sometimes people are like tea bags -- we find out what is inside when they are in hot water.
"Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad; for great is your reward in heaven." Matthew 5:11-12a
God uses problems to CORRECT us. Sometimes we learn the value of something -- health, possessions, friendships -- only when we lose them.
"It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes." Psalm 119:71
God uses problems to PROTECT us. A problem can be a blessing if it protects us from harm in the future. A man was fired for refusing to do something unethical. Unemployment was a problem, but it saved him from a criminal conviction when management's misdeeds were revealed.
"We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28
God uses problems to PERFECT us. God is more interested in our character than our comfort. Our relationship to Jesus and our character are the only things we will take with us into eternity.
"We glory in tribulations also; knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope." Romans 5:3-4
The problems we face will either defeat us or help us grow, depending on how we respond to them. God is at work in our lives even when we do not realize it or understand it.
How
God Saves Men
Believing
Christ DIED, that’s HISTORY.
Believing
Christ DIED for YOU SINS and Rose again that’s SALVATION.
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