We may not know about tragedy in our lives, but God does. He lost Jesus and hundreds of disciples. The Bible is written to bring us healing and completeness.
Why is there so much suffering?
When we have bad Theology + Eastern new age philosophy = Christians who say everything happens for a reason or if it’s meant to be it’s meant to be. Then we are saying that that is God’s will. But it is not.
We need to adjust our theology.
• God’s will is not always done eg. Adam in the garden. Mat 6:9-10 we need to pray for God’s will to be done on earth as it is in heaven. 1 Tim 2:3-4 God’s will is for all to be saved. God’s will is not always done.
• God still does impose His will onto human History. History is His Story. Eg. He sent Jesus to save us. And He will send Jesus again. God always has a plan.
• God hold backs much more trauma and tragedy then we can imagine. God’s grace to us. Romans 1:28-32. God can give us over to what satan wants for our lives. When we turn our back on God.
How do we deal with it?
• Don’t let the enemy lie to you about God’s character. 1 John 4:8-10 know that God is love. He is not just loving but He is love, he cannot not be loving. 2 Corinthians 10:5 demolish the pretention that set it’s self up against God.
• Rom 8:28 God can and will work it to His good and His glory. 2 Cor 1:3-5 God comforts us in all our troubles, so that we may comfort others.
• Don’t let tragedy become a triumph for the enemy. How does the enemy do this? He creates bitterness in your heart. Eph 4:26-27 don not give the devil a foothold. Heb12:15 see to it that no bitter root grows up. Mat 6:14-15 If we do not forgive God cannot forgive us. The enemy also wants to allow fear to take hold of you. Now is the time to stand up and fight. 2 Tim 1:7 God does not give us a spirit of fear but the enemy does. God gives us a spirit of power, love and of self discipline. 1 Peter 3:6 do not give way to fear. We need to drive out fear by the power of Jesus. 1 John 4:18 there is no fear in love. God is love.
• Don’t let a crisis draw you away for Christ and the body. Stay connected as sheep we need each other. Phil 1:29 let suffering draw you to Jesus not push you away. 1 Peter 4:12-13 rejoice in suffering as Jesus suffered. 1 Cor 12:26-27 If one part suffers every part suffers. We need each other we are all part of the same body.
Conclusion: Psalm 91:9-11 We can’t bumper sticker our lives from trauma’s but God can place a hedge of protection around our lives Job 1:9-10. God hedges in those who love Him. Psalm 91:14 because he loves me I will rescue him. That hedge has a name Jesus. He is our hedge of protection we are hidden in Jesus.
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