WHY BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE
PART 2 of 8
TO WEAN US FROM THIS WORLD
Why do bad things happen to good people? Being aware that nothing can touch the Children of God, when bad things happen to us, we should examine our lives and see if we are doing things that are against God. We should ask Him to search us and show us where we are failing. If our behavior is upsetting Him, of course, we should work on changing. But if we can find nothing that displeases Him, it could be that He is growing us in faith.
The second reason that bad things happen to good people is to wean us from this world. It is one thing to say we are not of this world, that we are just passing through. It is up on another level to live it. When we lose all the worldly goods we have worked for, the mementos that can never be replaced, even going through the shock, we have to understand that God has allowed this. He has unbelievable power to rescue us, to protect us, to prevent disasters. We are to sing His praises. Satan gets very angry when we do that.
Are you familiar with the Book of Job? Satan knew that God had built a hedge around Job to protect him and for him to flourish in all of his endeavors. Satan challenged God to allow him to attack Job; that Job would turn against God. He began with his worldly possessions. Poof! Everything was gone in one day. He was destitute. The message is, "don't worship money". God will send mana, even if He does not restore all you lost. Sing His praises!
The verse used to illustrate God weaning us from this world is John 6: 6,7: There was a great crowd that had followed Jesus even after He had crossed over to the far shore. The Disciples were anxious because it would take "more than half a year's wages to buy enough bread just for everyone to have a bite." When you look at your situation from worldly eyes, this is what you see. When you see your situation from the viewpoint from your home (heavenly viewpoint), you relax, pray, and let God take care of things. YOU ARE HIS CHILD. YOU ARE NOT HOPELESS. HE LOVES YOU SO MUCH THAT HE SENT HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON TO DIE IN YOUR PLACE FOR YOUR SINS SO THAT YOU MIGHT SPEND ETERNITY WITH HIM! Do you really believe He would turn His back on you? Not in a million years! So, believe on Him. You have the best Friend anyone could possibly have! Amen?
Anyway, Jesus prayed and blessed the tiny bit of food (five loaves of bread and two tiny fish) and the Disciples distributed the food to five thousand people.....and had leftovers! God performs miracles EVERYDAY! Have you seen any? I have, often.
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