Posted by spriggy on September 12, 2005, at 21:24:06
In reply to She's my favorite!!! (nm) » lynn970, posted by wildcard on September 12, 2005, at 21:18:33
Trust me, even as a Christian, I wish I had the answer to God's reason/rationale behind his allowance of such horrible suffering.
I don't understand it. I've had my share of it. I know most of the suffering God allowed in my life eventually produced some "good fruit." It wasn't something I could see, feel, or grasp at the time, but now looking back, I see how suffering birthed a new compassion for me, a deeper understanding of my need for God, and even understanding how unfair life is (despite that God is good).
I have a son that is severely autistic. He is 10 years old. I have to feed him, change him, bathe him. He is still in diapers. I prayed for many, many years over him and believed with all my soul that God had the ability to heal him. I never saw healing.
I had to figure out what to do with that. I knew God could (and still can) but understanding why He chose not to, was something very hard for me to come to grips with (still is some days).
Somewhere, in the midst of this pondering, questioning and pain, it's as if I came to this resolve in my heart that I likely will never know "why?" but could I still realize,believe, and have faith that God is still good??
And eventually, my answer was "yes." Despite all this pain, this suffering, this "unfairness".. God is still good.
There is no logic behind it. But suffering and God do seem to go hand in hand and yet I believe, the suffering we experience (no matter how difficult) still does not change the core of God and who He is.
He is good.
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