JESUS SAID, "FATHER"

Monday, September 22, 2008

The silence of God can be overwhelming!

Is anybody there? That is the long, prime-agonizing question of the ages.

I am doing a series of posts on how I can believe in a God that allows so much suffering.

One thing that needs to be said is that my problem has never been—believing in God. That’s a given for me. I have always believed in God. If you don’t, then that is a topic to be addressed in another series. I must begin with the assumption that you believe in God, you just don’t understand how he can allow so much human suffering.

Here is what works for me: In the New Testament Jesus called God “Father” 275 times. There are exceptions, but generally speaking fathers are good, loving, and compassionate.
We do not always understand them but we know they love us and want what is best for us and would never hurt us unnecessarily.

That being said, this is the way I find peace amid suffering. I realize in this life I will never understand everything about God, but the one thing I cling to is that he is good and that he loves me. That’s it. I find my peace in his love and grace to me.

So I go on, not knowing,
---I would not, if I might---
I would rather walk in the dark with God
Than go alone in the light;
I would rather walk with Him by faith
Than walk alone by sight.