I am kind of amazed, as you may be, that whenever anything goes wrong, horribly wrong, people of all walks ask, "where is God?" It seems to be our nature to blame something or someone. And in times of loss. Of death. Of abandonment. Of great pain. Of job loss. Of famine. Of tragedy.....in all of those times, it's easy to ask, "where is God?"
But today I was thinking and it struck me. The Bible says "God is good." It doesn't say God does good or God likes good or God applauds good. It is a present tense verb....God IS good. You mean, like beauty? Or warmth? Or shelter? Or drink? Or love? Or peace? Or light? All good. All that is good. Every little thing comes from Him.
Without good there would be fire but no warmth or light. Without good only destruction. Without good anarchy and self reign. Without good we are lost.
But in the trials, troubles and struggles, we still have good. All is not bad. There is still light. Still warmth. Still beauty and colors and textures. Maybe instead of viewing God as the one who allows these bad things, I should be viewing Him as the one who actually provides the good and sane things in the midst of it all. View Him as the underlying reason that I even know that there should be good.
Just a thought.
blessings,
rhonda
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