Honestly, how hard is life? It can be one hundred percent amazing and then one by one life comes crashing down. Things that you depend on to be there, leave you. Things that you look forward to, get canceled. How hard is it to be happy? Very hard, unless you're a Christian.
Being a Christian means seeing things from a different perspective. When something bad happens, say your car crashes and insurance decides not to cover it, a non-Christian may view this situation as extremely bad. They are losing $11,000 and their insurance rate will be $500 more every month. A non-Christian would see the worst of things and whine and complain. A Christian's point of view would be totally different. Instead of seeing the worst of things, they see how these events can help change them for the better. Yes, they are losing a lot of money, but at least they are safe, at least no one was hurt. Money isn't everything.
A Christian would also try and see why God would put them in this situation and how they can learn from it. Maybe the person behind the wheel was not supposed to be driving. Mistakes happen, and God was trying to teach a lesson. Maybe God is trying to teach this person patience, they were not allowed to be driving, so they crashed.
In every bad situation, there is always a reason or a lesson behind it. Life sucks, it ultimately sucks, but when you know that God is always there to help you through everything then it doesn't suck as bad. Knowing that God will take care of you through every bad situation, every mistake, every hurt and pain and sorrow. Just knowing that He loves you and will always watch over you is comfort enough to live through this crappy life.
The book of Job in the Bible talks about a man who was one hundred percent loyal to God. Satan said to God that if everything was taken away from Job then Job would no longer be faithful and love God. God then gave Satan the ability to take everything away from Job, but made sure that Job was not hurt. After having all of his treasures burnt, blown up, after his children were murdered, Job stayed faithful to God.
God is in control of everything, and there is always a reason for every bad thing that happens. Instead of whining and crying about it, learn from it. Ask God to show you why the bad things are happening and ask Him for the strength to be able to endure any type of suffering that happens in life.
Life ultimately sucks, but when you turn to God, He will help you through it.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
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