Once in our life, we have asked, “Why God?” Why do we have to suffer and experience pain? Why do we have to lose someone we love? Why do promises get broken and relationships fall apart? Asking God is not a bad thing. Believe it or not, when we face problems, we should always ask Him first. Also, even Jesus Christ, when he was suffering, asked God when He was at the cross. In Matthew 27:46 it says that about three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”). However, shortly after Jesus asked God, his last words were “Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit “(Luke 23:46). Therefore, when we ask God, we must also ask ourselves what is He trying to say and what He wants us to do. We should ask ourselves, ”What are You teaching me Lord? What do I have to do?”
All of us face different problems and the response we make to solve these problems say much about our character and our principles in life. As what Rick Warren said in his book Purpose Driven Life, “Life is a series of problems. Every time you solve one, another is waiting to take its place. Not all of them are big, but all are significant in God’s growth process for you. Whenever we face problems, God must not be our last resort but the first one we should approach. “
Our battles are not ours but His. God is using our problems as a way for us to be dependent on Him and for us to humble ourselves and realize that we cannot do anything without God. When as long as we fight the endless battle of the world alone, we will get tired and burn out but when we keep our relationship with God and know in our mind that God will be our shelter and anchor during trying times, we are able to see that significance and purpose of our pain. Rather than focusing in our changing problems, we must hold on to God’s unchanging character.
I don’t understand, but I understand that that is why I run to you, God.
Article by Chlarisse Kayt
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