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Why did God let my
Answer:
As I reflect on the question of why God allowed you to break your foot, I'm reminded of a passage from Isaiah 45:15 that says, "Verily, thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Savior." This verse suggests that God's ways are not always immediately clear to us, and He often works in mysterious ways. In my own life, I've come to understand that God allows us to experience the consequences of our actions so that we can learn and grow from them. When I was a young man, my wife Susan and I were struggling in our relationship, and I was guilty of being insensitive and angry. I remember praying to God to change my husband's nature, but it wasn't until I took responsibility for my own actions and sought to change my own nature that I began to see real progress in our relationship. In the same way, God may not always intervene to prevent us from experiencing pain or hardship, but He is always working to help us take the right road and to bring us into a right relationship with Himself and with others. So, instead of asking why God let you break your foot, perhaps we should ask ourselves why we were careless or why we were not following God's guidance in the moment. By taking responsibility for our own actions and seeking to follow God's will, we can learn to trust in His goodness and sovereignty, even in the midst of suffering.
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