I hear a phrase like this a lot by believers and unbelievers alike, “If God really loves me, then why does He keep taking away the people and things that l love? Why does He put me through hard things? If He really loved me, wouldn’t He make my life easier?”
Here is what I have to say to that. If God didn’t love you, He wouldn’t try to direct your life at all. He would just let you wander aimlessly and let you eventually kill yourself off with stupidity. But like the quote above says, “God wouldn’t bring you this far to abandon you.” God doesn’t like to see us struggle, but He knows it’s necessary to produce an individual that will love and serve Him with their life. It’s just like the example I’ve used of my parents giving me swats. They didn’t spank me because they enjoyed seeing me cry and scream, they spanked me because they loved me too much to see me behave wrongly. That’s the same reason why my dad ended things with Rich. If he didn’t love me, he would have let me continue down the path of a relationship before the time was right. But he loves me, so he let me endure deep temporary heartache instead of life ruining pain that could have come as a result of an early relationship.
So, I want to encourage you today. God has an incredible plan for your life! He hasn’t been dragging you through the fire because He hates you, but because He loves you and wants the absolute best for your life. God hasn’t brought you this far to abandon you. He loves you!!
Today’s Blessing:
A God that wants what’s best and is willing to put us through difficult things in order to produce an individual that loves Him above all else.
-Christy
Blessings in Waiting 