While we will always live in a broken world this side of heaven, our pain has much to teach us about God and ourselves. How we respond to it will reflect to others the faith in God that we claim to have in Him.
God wants us to learn and trust that He will grow us through our grief and disappointments, and we can thrive spiritually despite our adversity if we will respond to them in the right way.
Life and this world is not so much unfair. It is fallen. Bad things happen to good people. Good things happen to bad people. Not all dreams come true. We lose people. We fail people and people will fail us. And when we encounter the inevitable struggles of life, such as isolation, fear, rejection, failure, hurt, disappointments, insecurity, temptation, and more, we can have peace even when life doesn't make sense.
The only purpose that satan had in bringing about Jobs’ conflicts, was in hopes that Job would curse and dishonor God because of his pain and suffering. And while Job struggled with trying to understand it all, he never cursed God according to Job 1:22. God himself tells us to come and reason with Him. He understands that we have questions. But we are never to doubt His reasons by thinking that He is unfair for what He does or allows. Understanding our situation will only become clear to us when, we surrender any frustration, bitterness, anger or self-opinion.
Today sweet friend, know this about God. God is in your situation. If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, God is with you, beside you, above you, and inside you. God’s presence and watchful care never leave you. If you are not a believer in Jesus Christ, God is right in front of you, inviting you, drawing you, offering you the love, mercy, and grace that He longs to give you.
Perhaps a better question than “Where is God?” is “Where are you, in relationship to God today?”
Hold Fast,
-Bren
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