today's sunday school class we talked bout suffering..

our human problem:
life isn't fair. sometimes the wicjed prosper and the good are cut down. some sick people get healed and others are not. suffering puzzles us doesn't it. we always ask "why did this happen to me?". we'll ask.. "if god is just and good, why do we sometimes suffer so much? surely it's not always because of our sin."

conclusion:
mystery often accompanies our suffering. natural disasters, disease, the action of others cause us great pain. in the face of unexplained suffering, the disciple trusts god. god does not always give us answers; he promises to be with us (psalm 23).

through suffering, there are 2 outcomes. one is that you turn away from god. two, is that you turn to god. it's been the downturn of my life at this moment as someone's action cause me to grieve deeply every day, i lose sleep over it.. i still need to put up a strong front so as not to let the people who care bout me worry.. its so tiring. so so very tiring.. of course i keep asking why. i find that i'm good enough already. i ask god what more does he want from me. why did god allow this heart wrenching thing to happen to me.. it hurts so much. so much i just cry..

but in the end.. i still trust in god that he will keep to his promises of being with me guiding me providing for me protecting me through it all. my god is a faithful god. as i said before, he is the only one who knows each and every single one of us bestest than any others. he knows that whatever i/we face, we'll be able to take it. his promise with us will never change. never!

i always forget too. that my faithful god is the one who has the highest most wisdom stretched his measuring line across the sky, it was him who built the heaven and earth, it was him who set timing to everything. he's the alpha, he's the omega.

i don't need to be asking why this happen to me why that.. he's the god of all. he gives blessings, he can give suffering too.

"i do not need to justify anything to you, because i am god."

am i able to put down my own pride and come humbly before god admitting that he's the creator of all. that i'm willing to submit to him because he is forever in control. he cares for us. i forget that its all in his hands and i do get carried away by pride.. maybe god's trying to teach me somthings. there's always a reason. just that we dont see it..

god's ways are higher than us man. his understanding is not of ours. but he understands us best still. in times of suffering, humble myself, accept. turn to god.

so o lord god. please help me...
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