How many times have you or asked, or heard someone else ask, why God let’s people experience difficult situations? I guess we’ve all asked that question at some time or another…quite possibly when we’ve been in the depths of some difficult situation ourselves.
God doesn’t let give us difficult situations and event to deal with in our lives, just for the sake of it, or to make us question Him, He allows it because it makes us stronger people. I know for myself my faith is far stronger now than it was prior to the onset of my illness a few years ago. That’s doesn’t mean these last years have been easy, far from it, as during this time I’ve questioned whether God actually loves and cares for me and even whether He even existed!
Yes, I’ve been through some tough times, and am continuing to find things tough for additional reasons these days, however I know I am far for fortunate than many others who have to deal with much more challenging and difficult situations that I’ve had to cope with. I also now acknowledge that God has never left my side, no matter how alone and desolate I’ve felt, but that He is always with me guiding and helping me.
God brings men into deep waters, not to drown them, but to cleanse them ~ John Aughey
It’s the challenges we encounter in life and how we cope with them, that moulds us into the people we are today, and the people we will become in the future. Let’s not question God’s will for us, but allow Him to cleanse us even if that means having to fight our way through deep water.
The Distinct Dot 