12/16/2023 0 Comments All things done through god![]() Therefore, when you suffer you should look for ways to learn humility. (See Proverbs 6:16–17.) On the other hand, “by humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honor, and life” (Proverbs 22:4). How can God use this situation to produce humility in me? Through your suffering, you can understand more about your Savior. Follow His example as God guides you by His Holy Spirit, in each situation you encounter. As you study God’s Word, be alert to Christ’s responses when He suffered. In your hard circumstance or tragedy or heartbreaking disappointment, you can learn to respond as Jesus did. Jesus showed us the right way to respond to suffering. How, then, can we face temptation without sinning? The next verse in that Scripture passage gives us the answer: “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need” (Hebrews 4:16). “Without sin”-here is the difference between man’s “natural” responses of anger and bitterness (sin), and Jesus Christ’s responses of trust and perfect obedience to His Father’s will. In fact, the Bible says He was “in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin” (Hebrews 4:15). Do you think Jesus was ever tempted to be bitter toward those who caused His suffering? Of course He was. He was ridiculed, betrayed, beaten, humiliated, abandoned, and falsely accused. He was “despised and rejected of men a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief” (Isaiah 53:3). How can this situation help me understand more about Christ? (See I Peter 4:12–13, Romans 9:14–24, Isaiah 55:8–9, Job 1:6–12, Genesis 50:20, and Psalm 121.) Discern the Benefits of Your SufferingĪs you seek to discern the benefits of your suffering, it is important to ask six general questions: 1. You can be confident that God will not allow anything to happen to you without His permission, and He will not let any “bad thing” happen that will not ultimately bring you more good than destruction. (See II Corinthians 5:7 and II Peter 3:18.) However, if you choose to trust God to bring about His purposes through the suffering, you can avoid the trap of bitterness and grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord. Unless you accept God’s grace to deal with suffering, inevitably you will become bitter. (See I Corinthians 2:14 and Romans 8:1–17.) Accept God’s Grace Searching for God’s answers and learning to view “bad things” as “good things in disguise” are disciplines that God wants His children to develop as they mature spiritually. Scripture teaches us that “all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28 see also Jeremiah 29:11). You can also discover how God can redeem the situation and bring benefits to your life as a result of suffering. Nevertheless, if you ask God for discernment, you can begin to understand why He allowed something to occur. We live in a world that is marred by sin, so difficulties and disappointments are bound to cross our path. The truth is, you can’t know all the reasons why God lets bad things happen. ![]() How can a God who loves me allow me to experience pain and suffering? It just doesn’t seem to add up. Have you ever wondered, Why did God let me suffer that injury? lose my job? have a car accident? forget that appointment? have a fight with my spouse? let my parents get divorced? let me be born with a defect?
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