Counseling Yourself Through the Hard
When we find ourselves in situations that tempt us to question the goodness of God (and I don’t mean when we can’t find our keys— although that is frustrating), we can respond in many ways. The situations we find ourselves in are common enough: a chronic illness, the death of a loved one, financial burden, broken relationships, a distant spouse, unsaved loved ones, and the evil and suffering we see around us everyday. If God is all-powerful, all-loving, and all-sovereign (which He is), then we must do battle with our own minds to believe and be thankful for this truth even when the circumstance right in front of us beckons us to believe otherwise. Because we struggle with wanting our lives to turn out a certain way, we can respond to continued loss in a way that reveals what our hearts are worshipping. For some, the tragedy of their circumstances with what they believe about God cannot be reconciled. They begin to question God’s goodness and sometimes this leads to apostasy. This ...