Since the fall of humanity and the entrance of sin, the story of this world has been a drama written in tears. These tears are the unspoken words of a universal language. Anywhere you may look - no matter the society, culture, or politics - that language is known and understood. A child enters life with a cry and then exits with a groan. For most of us, between seasons of contentment, there ar...e times of failure, disappointment, betrayal, loss, injury, sickness, sorrow, or suffering of every conceivable sort. Job said it well when he remarked that “man that is born of woman is of few days and full of trouble” [Job 14:1]. The “trouble” of which Job speaks is more than physical loss, pain and suffering. Human “trouble” may, also, indicate a “wounded spirit” or a “broken heart.” Furthermore, the book of Proverbs speaks of uttered words that are like the “piercings of a sword” [Prov. 12:18]. These kinds of suffering do not originate in God’s will. They come from man’s cruelty, barbarism and self-centeredness. This suffering is not rooted in physical disease or injury. It is agony born of things such as marital betrayal and infidelity by a spouse, or the dissipation of life by substance abuse. It is parental suffering due to the rebellion against any restraint by an out-of-control teenager. The suffering may arise in the unbearable mental abuse of constant criticism, relentless negativity or a hateful spirit. Admitting this, what blame may be leveled at God? What purpose is there in asking “WHY?” when the truth is, we already know the answer. WEN [From my booklet, "When God Does Not Tell Us WHY."]
Posted on: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:09:01 +0000
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