Good and Evil
There are a lot of lies running around: one size fits all, wait 30 minutes after you eat before you go swimming, swallowing a watermelon seed will cause another watermelon to grow in your belly ... jadda, jadda.
So, as a person who has chosen to listen to and follow Jesus, I've somehow listened to a lie that because I know Jesus, troubles should roll off my back as I trip the light fantastic as if a character in Pollyanna. This morning, as I sit at my table, the Book open ... I find that to be ... untrue. Lie exposed.
I read the following from a guy named David (King, Man after God's own heart, Author) ... I am laid low in the dust ... My soul is weary with sorrow.
Hmmm. David had a spot of trouble. It may have eventually rolled off his back ... but it sounds like it was a long time before he tripped any light fantastic or signed on for a roll in Pollyanna. He felt it. he got emotional.
You must read an excerpt from the book I mentioned yesterday, 90 Days of Gods Goodness by Randy Alcorn:
If abuse, rape, desertion, paralysis, debilitating disease, or the loss of a loved one has devastated you, then the issue of evil and suffering isn't merely theoretical, philosophical, or theological. It's deeply personal. Logical arguments won't satisfy you; in fact, they might offend you. You need help with the emotional problem of evil, not merely the logical problem of evil. Like children at times, each of us must snuggle into our Father's arms, and there receive the comfort we need. (pg. 12)That's what I've realized in my "Shazam" moment. I have beaten myself up for feeling hurt, evil, trouble feeling somehow I am not the follower I thought I was or should be. The beautiful truth is ... that as I follow Jesus, there will be trouble. I can feel it .. I can feel disturbed and weary ... but because of Jesus and His power in my life ... in any life ... I don't have to stay there! I can move forward ... snuggle into my Father's arms!
Getting ready to snuggle,
christina
P.S. I would love some feedback from you on how you deal with the problem of hurt ... of how God has snuggled you!
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