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Does God Really Care?
Maybe…
Honestly, there are times when I feel abandoned by God. Especially when life’s troubles close in on me, I find myself questioning His existence. It’s not something I’m proud of, but I needed answers. Answers as to…
Why do good people struggle while the wicked seem to thrive?
Why would someone send out thousands of applications, only to be met with rejection after rejection?
Why would someone work so hard everyday with nothing to show for it? 😩
Why would a family be trapped in poverty with no way out?
Why would a good man be struck down by a stroke and end up bedridden?
Why would a kind-hearted woman suffer abuse at the hands of her partner?
Why would children forsake their parents in their greatest hour of need?
Why are so many young people broken before they even find love?
It hurts… deeply.
It feels like being betrayed by a lover.
It aches so much that, like Martha in the Bible, I find myself crying out:
“Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”
In my case, maybe we wouldn’t have sunk into depression or wrestled with lingering suicidal…
