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Your Question:
Why did God take away my business and my livelihood?
Answer:
My friend, I can sense the pain and confusion in your words. You're asking why God took away your business and livelihood. I've walked through similar valleys with my congregation, and I've come to understand that God's ways are not our ways. He doesn't need us, but He chooses to use us for His purposes. Just like Job, you're struggling to understand why God would allow such difficulties. The truth is, my friend, God is not obligated to us. He could simply have been without us; and He can, if He chooses, accomplish His purposes without us. But it's to our gain that He permits us to know and serve Him, and it's our loss if we reject that opportunity. Remember, our relationship with God is on a friend-to-friend basis, not employer-employee. He's concerned with our good for our own sake, not for what we can do for Him. In the midst of your struggles, I want to remind you that God's greatness is not limited by our understanding. He's full of surprises, and His resources are limitless. Just as Job didn't question God's right to do what He did, we must trust that God's ways are good, even when we don't understand them. As the psalmist said, "The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord." May you find peace and comfort in His sovereignty, my friend.
Sources:
my utmost for his highest
oswald chambers
building dynamic faith
jerry falwell
christian theology
millard erickson
job
francis andersen
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