One common Christian question, especially among new believers or non-believers, is why doesnt God just fix everything when there appears to be so much wrong in our world? We talk about how God is all-powerful, all-knowing. We talk about moving mountains and all the miracles of the Bible. So, if God can do anything, why doesnt he just fix everything that is wrong with the world? Why doesnt he just heal the sick, feed the poor, create world peace? Well the answer is both simple and complex…just like God. Its When people ask the common Christian question of why doesnt God fix everything, they are usually in some sort of dark place themselves. Usually something is happening in their lives, or in the lives of someone they know, that just doesnt seem right. And the idea that God can be the quick fix sounds appealing. Yet, fixing things isnt always about us. After all, Paul had a condition that he described as a thorn in his side. it never went away. It was there through his entire life, and no matter how much he prayed and asked for it to be removed, it stayed. Sometimes God doesnt fix everything, because there are lessons to be learned from whatever is wrong around us. That sounds terrible, really, but if we think about how weve come out of other troubles, sometimes the lessons are profound. Sometimes the lessons arent even for us. Sometimes the lessons are for others, or the goal is to allow another person to live up to their Godly purpose. We dont know Gods plans, and we dont know Gods timing. So sometimes we just need to look to God for comfort and mercy in tough times. God may not just fix everything, because some things dont want to be fixed. Mostly this applies to people. A lot of people out there dont believe in God. They arent Christians, and they may never be Christians. Sometimes their hearts are so hardened that they do not understand faith as we do. Some of these people have no desire to allow God into their lives to fix what is wrong. In other circumstances, God may hold off on fixing a problem in order to allow someone to soften their hearts and become open to God. Sometimes God will wait to move in order for a person to realize Hes been there all the time. Its hard to explain this one to people who want to see God work miracles to prove He exists. God isnt in the business of proving Himself. We have to want God to intervene out of love, not out of demands of proof. Even as Christians we can miss the things God provides. Sometimes we get so caught up in asking God to fix everything that we miss the tools he provides to us. Wed all love for our problem to be solved by some grand miracle like the parting of the Red Sea or the feeding of the 5,000. Yet, most of the time God doesnt work that way. Most of the time God provides small opportunities or people to do His work in our lives. We can easily forget that God provides us with all that we need. We just get too clouded to see how He has worked in our lives. Allowing God to fix everything still comes down to our free will. We sometimes minimize this important aspect of God. He wants us to come to Him. He wants us to want Him. God understands that true love and respect is something offered, not something forced. We need to decide to ask God for assistance, and the choice to accept the help is ours. Even as Christians we can be stubborn in our quest to fix things on our own. It is our choices that sometimes determine how a problem ends up fixed.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 14:29:52 +0000
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