TeenSite.Net— one of our sister
sites— is asking its visitors, “If you could ask God one question, what would it be?” What puzzles you the most about the nature of God or about these mysterious ways in which God chooses to do His work? When we asked the question on TeenSite, we made the presumption that, for most people, those questions would begin with the word “why.” I don’t think that is the case for me. Mine would begin with “how.”
I have faith enough to accept that God is good. I know God sets the standard for what is good and if He says it is good, it is good. I believe what God calls “good” is ultimately what is best for His people. Accepting that reality and understanding it are two different stories. My question begins with “how” and it would look like this:
“How are some of the things You ordain good?”
I may be cheating the one question rule a little, but, how is a global recession that puts people out of work and families on the streets good? How is a man who dies of a rare terminal illness leaving behind a wife and young children good? How are these seemingly bad things we encounter day after day actually good in the grand scheme?
That’s my question. What’s yours?
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