Having a strong & healthy mind (Part 1) & searching for meaning in
life (Part 2) can help us be coherent
& consistent when facing hard times, but how to have this inner peace &
contentment? Why there's pain &
suffering everywhere? Is God punishing me; that's why I'm suffering? How to
find Joy & who can help me?
Our heads are bombarded with these
types of questions when we or our beloved ones face these seasons in life where
everything seems dull & bleak. By the end of this article we hope that
you'll discover important facts which can help you find joy during your life
journey.
(1) Why there's Pain & suffering?
For all those who ask this question; the first thing to say
that this is a very deep question on which many writers published numerous
books trying to answer this point, but we're going to focus in short on 3 main
points: Satan, Sin -&- The free will of others.
(a) Satan:
Because of his pride he rebelled against God desiring to be above the
throne of God (not as His serving angel): This fallen angel (Lucifer who became
Satan) has lost his light & beauty when he was casted out from heaven &
doomed to spend eternity in hell, with all those who obey & follow him;
that's why he is constantly waging war against the people of God; using their
own free will to drag them with him into the eternal death & by poisoning
their heads with false facts about Life, God & themselves.
(b) Sin: The pure nature of man created by
God was spoiled when Adam & Eve disobeyed God & were casted out from
the Garden of Eden (Eden means Joy,
pleasure & delight); since then we've all inherited this corrupted
nature characterized by: Pride, Fear, Guilt, Anxiety, Death…etc as a normal
consequence of being separated from our true source of Joy & our point of
reference: God. Sin & all these inner struggles are the real cause of all
our sufferings. (please read Romans 7: 15)
(c) The Free will of
others: God
loves us so much that He gave us freedom to choose whether to love Him back or
not, but man used this freedom to turn his back on God, & because of the
sin dwelling in the nature of man; therefore people –with their own free will- choose to do vicious acts to each other
(Killing, raping, abusing…etc).
"Sin is the real cause of all our pain & agony"
(2) Where is God in our sufferings?
(Some False Concepts)
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God didn't do anything to save us .. He stood there
watching us suffering
"For God so
loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in
Him should not perish but have everlasting life." (John 3: 16)
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God is pleased to see us suffering
"In all
their affliction He was afflicted, And the Angel of His Presence saved them; In
His love and in His pity He redeemed them; And He bore them and carried them
all the days of old" (Isaiah 63: 9), (Read also: Hebrews 2 : 18)
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Satan is stronger than me & will force me to hurt
myself & others
" And they
overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony"
(Revelation 12: 11), " Behold, I
give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the
power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you" (Luke 10 :
19)
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If sin dwells within me; then I will always suffer
from taking bad decisions & doing evil
"
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed
away; behold, all things have become new. (2 Corinthians 5 : 17) (Read also:
Romans 6: 14).
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If God Has given people free will, & if people
have corrupted nature; then I'll always be their prey
"
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified
because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you
nor forsake you.” (Deuteronomy 31:6),
(Read also psalm 91 & Isaiah 41 : 10)
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But God's protection will not prevent people from
choosing to harm me
Things are not going in life haphazardly, God is in control & if He allowed
you to go thru hard times; be sure that He will use your circumstances to help
you grow & will turn everything for your good while keeping your soul
rejoiced with His support.
" No
temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is
faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you
are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it." (1
Corinthians 10:13), (Read psalm 34: 19)
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