If God is good, why doesn’t He just eliminate suffering?
It’s the question I’ve thought about since a kid, wrestled with as a teenager and lived with throughout the pain I was going through when heavily oppressed and depressed.
And while there are no straightforward answers to this question. Let me humbly offer you three perspectives/realities that have helped me through times of difficulty.
I forgot who it was that said it, but I read once that God works slowly and suddenly. When we are at our wits end, wondering how long before a breakthrough comes, He suddenly comes through, breaking in with dawn.
Im quite sure He can deal with my little broken thoughts,The scattered dreams wondering why is this my lot. Im quite sure He holds all those broken parts,Those pieces of memories that were torn a part. My God ia big, my God is vast,Yet in my weakness, little me He does not past. Instead HeContinue reading “Trust // I still believe”
Rest. The space between the words. The gap between the lines. The pauses between the paragraphs. The breathing in and breathing out. Maybe things would be different if we all learned to rest. And maybe it will shock you if I say the God of the Bible is a God of rest. In a worldContinue reading “Koala// Rest”
The story of Deborah can be found in Judges 4 and 5. She is termed as a Mother in Israel, one who arose when there was a time of much oppression and difficulty (Judges 5:6-7). Deborah inspires me because she not only knew the time and season she was in, she arose when the time was right and knew exactly what to do!!
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