Let God be God

I believe that God will turn the "bad things" that happen to Christians to good in His Kingdom. I believe that He is omnipotent and good. I believe that He "allows" bad things to happen in the world. I believe that he is able to bring glory to Himself through all of this. I believe this through faith.

I am going to start teaching at our local body next Sunday. This is the first topic that I am going to deal with...by faith. I, however, was almost overwhelmed at one point last week by the pain and suffering revealed to me:

1. The brother of one of my students was suddenly diagnosed with Stage 4 (very bad) cancer
2. One of my student's wife kicked him out and is selling her body for drug money (there is a 1-year old baby involved)
3. One of my students told me that she has been fainting sporadically for a few weeks and that the doctor wants to do an MRI on her brain (last Friday)
4. Another student emailed he that he could not make it to class because he was having a biopsy done the next day (last Friday)
5. Someone else just (during Spring Break) had her inner ear operated on to "fix" her ear-bones (she is a wonderful singer)...she is doing well, b-t-w
6. Another had his best friend killed in a motorcycle crash last month
7. One of our AWANA students has gone from being a blessing to a curse...we love her

Scripture says that the Word is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path. We are generally only able to see that one step ahead...we don't have the Big Picture. I feel that I usually don't even have the little picture! Praise the Lord that we have Someone who has both the Big and Little Pictures down pat. We don't want to turn into practical deists.

Look, there is pain an suffering...I just hit the tip of the iceberg of what goes on around me all the time. Also, I'm not willing to call bad good.

There is a good answer to all of this; however, we still only see in a mirror dimly.