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Your Question:
Why did God take everything from me?
Answer:
My friend, I can sense the pain and questioning in your heart. You're wondering why God took everything from you. I've walked through similar struggles with my wife Susan and our children. It's easy to feel like God's taken away everything that's important to us. But let me tell you, God's not in the business of taking things away just to see us suffer. He's a God of love and mercy, and He's always working to bring us closer to Himself. The Bible says, "It is God's pleasure to give you all things." But that's not always what we experience, right? We go through trials and tribulations, and it feels like God's abandoning us. But the truth is, God's not abandoning us. He's using these difficulties to shape us, to mold us into the image of Christ. It's a refining process, and it's not always easy. But it's through these struggles that we learn to trust in God's goodness and sovereignty. In the book of Job, we see a man who's gone through incredible suffering, and yet he still declares, "The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord." That's a remarkable statement, isn't it? Job could have easily turned against God, but he chose to bless Him even in the midst of great pain. That's a lesson for us all. When we're going through tough times, we can choose to bless God, to trust in His goodness and love, even when we don't understand what's happening.
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my utmost for his highest
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ephesians
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philippians colossioan philemon
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building dynamic faith
jerry falwell
raising kids to follow christ
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god
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the war on children
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