11:24 AM
He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
Matthew 5:45
It can happen to any of us. We don't get our way or; life does not go the way we think it should and we automatically think that either God is not blessing us or something is wrong with us. We may even think that God is rejecting us or doesn't love us. Is that true? While there may be many reasons in our life that can cause problems; is it really fair to blame God? I don't know the countless people that I have seen walk away from God because they got offended and hurt. It might have because they believed for healing and their loved one died. Their loved one died tragically or they went through a nasty divorce. They may say things like, "If God were in control this wouldn't have happened to me."
There also may be feelings of resentment when we look over the fence and see our neighbor prospering or worse yet "sinners" doing better than we are. Now we really have a beef with God. I'm a child of God why is this happening to me?
While I can't answer this fully to everyone's satisfaction let us look at the scriptures for understanding. First and most importantly; God loves you. We live in a fallen world where there is war, famine, plague, sickness and etc. Jesus said, "These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 There you go. Jesus did not promise anyone that they would be blessed all the time. Quite the contrary. He let us know that we would go through rough times. Anyone who preaches to you the gospel of "you will always be blessed" is lying to you.
Then we need to look at our own choices. Is our life being affected by our poor choices? Check out what Wisdom says to us when we ignore her. "Because you disdained all my counsel, And would have none of my rebuke, I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your terror comes, (Proverbs 1:25-26) When we fail to listen to Wisdom we can become victims of our own choice to ignore her.
Then there is the human factor. People are broken and when they are broken they tend to break the things around them including your heart. Is God responsible for that? No! We must all take responsibility for our own brokenness and allow God to help us fix it or we are just going to bleed over everybody. If we act like everything is okay (denial) we will never heal and continue to hurt others. (That's for another time)
Sometimes sin and compromise can be the reason that our life is chaotic and messy. If you invite the devil over for fellowship be assured that he will take over your home and STEAL, KILL AND DESTROY!
Lastly, it rains on the just and unjust. Life is going to throw her punches. The whole world at this time is suffering through a pandemic, losing money and jobs. We have been separated from loved ones and have lost our basic freedoms. Is this God's fault? No. The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. (John 10:10) Sadly, many people get Jesus' and the devil's mission statement confused. Jesus came to give us life more abundantly.
I want to end this post with this. Life happens to all of us. Good and bad. There is no need to blame anyone. It is important to take responsibility for our own choices, happiness, and life. Let us take God by the hand in our trying times. He is our ally, not our enemy. He loves us. We must be convinced of that regardless of what happens in our life. I pray that each and every one of us would be rooted and grounded in that concept so when life doesn't go the way we think it should we can accept it and not become bitter but better. Today let us choose to love Him no matter what happens and let Him sort things out. Jaziz Gutierrez
