A lot of young people that I know are hurting this week and have questions, that once again, I cant answer for them. During times like this I continue to go back to some remarkable words given to me by my friend, Coach Ron Rose of IWU a few years ago that helped then and will hopefully help now: Through the ages people have struggled to understand why good people suffer. We can’t read the book of Job without feeling some need to grapple with that question. The issue is, at its most fundamental level, one of believing God. Passage upon passage in the Bible tells us that we never understand all God does. Our finite intellect must bow to God’s infinite understanding. Sin, at its base, involves believing and following our own understanding when it disagrees with God’s truth. God encourages us to question and search his will; he created us with ability to do so. But, if at the end of our search, our logic is not satisfied, we must bow our heads at his feet, not shake our fists in his face. Understand that you may never find an answer to the questions you have, and you may feel like you are searching in vain, and I and others unfortunately may only have the ability to provide a band-aid in comfort. Dont stop searching. Pain subsides with time. Memories will not.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 06:03:49 +0000
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