Sunday, January 11, 2009

fear and hope

This one might be a long one kids....hold on with me.

We just returned home from a sermon at church today about why bad things happen and how we can be better Christians to those going through the suffering.

I am really, really confused right now. I was really looking forward to today's sermon and hoping to find answers, when really, I have so many more questions. Pastor Adam suggested that God doesn't make bad things happen to people, he just walks through them with us. Okay, I can understand that, but then, who makes the bad things happen? Why do they have to happen? And really, if God doesn't make the bad things happen, then does he make the good things happen? And why only the good and not the bad? And if he can't make the good or bad things happen, then what's the point? Why do we thank him for our blessings if he isn't in control of them?

The scary thing is, this shakes everything I have believed in. And during the sufferings I have gone through, I turn back to God and say "there is a plan" and put my faith in him. Believing in him provides me with hope. But now I am questioning why? What can he really do about it? And if he can do things that are loving, why not provide more of these things during suffering. I don't see that. I don't understand.

I am scared. I am going through things right now, at this very moment that I turned over to God, but am now wondering why? How am I going to get through it if no one has control?

2 comments:

KathleenSBass said...

Hmm...I think Pastor Adam might need to clarify for the whole group! I am confused, too! My only advice is to "give it to God"..and the ONLY reason I can stand by that simple advice is because I have proof that it works....a lot....Maybe Pastor Adam was saying that even bad things can lead to good things? That sometimes we have to go through the bad stuff, with God by our side, in order to appreciate and understand the good times. ??? I dont know. I could give you the link to our Pastor's sermon today....it will knock you socks off! :) Rest assured, Sarah, that God wants what is best for us and He has a plan for us. Right when we think we have it figured out, it changes or throws us for a loop. He wants us to be happy, and that is the bottom line. My pastor said today "why do we trust in the Lord for eternal life, but we cant allow ourselves to trust Him with TODAY?" We need to let Him take care of us and stop worring. Read Exodus 16 if you get a chance. If He can feed millions of people in the desert for 40 years, He can take care of us everyday, too. :)
HUGS!!!

Mandy said...

Call me today. . seriously. . I mean it. <3 Love you.