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Your Question:
why me god? why do i have to suffer like this?
Answer:
My friend, I can sense the pain and frustration in your words. You're right to question why you have to suffer, but I want to share something with you that has helped me in my own times of struggle. It's not that God causes our suffering, but He is gracious and loving enough to make it count. He will use our suffering for our good, even if we can't see it at the time. As a pastor, I've seen many people struggle with the same questions you're asking. But the truth is, God is not making us jump through hoops for His own sake. He's not on a divine ego trip. He loves us and wants us to latch on to Him in order to be saved from our sins. He's not asking us to believe because He needs something from us, but because He wants us to know and trust Him. And that's the key: trust. We must learn to trust Him, even when we don't understand why we have to suffer. I've learned that the purpose of my life belongs to God, not me. He's using me from His great personal perspective, and all He asks of me is that I trust Him. When I stop telling God what I want, He can freely work His will in me without any hindrance. It's not about me or my desires; it's about trusting in His goodness and love. And that's the hardest part: letting go of my own expectations and desires, and trusting that God knows what He's doing, even when I don't understand why I have to suffer.
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depression
edward welch
warranted christian belief
alvin plantinga
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phil diane comer
jesus on trial
david limbaugh
my utmost for his highest
oswald chambers
elemental theology
emery bancroft
god
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