A close friend of mine once posed the question, “why does God allow for bad things to happen to good people?”  Oh how I wish I had a concrete answer for this question. I love to share how wonderful, marvelous, majestic and glorious my God is to people.  However, when I am hit with a question which no one can fully articulate but God, it perplexes me.

The reality is God promised us we would experience suffering and pain but just like Jesus we must endure and keep running the race of life. More than anything, I am taken back to hear people quickly point the finger at God every time something bad happens.  Consider the story of Job…  God allowed the devil to kill all of his livestock, servants, children, and wife and no one once blamed the devil for the tragedies in Job’s life.  Job blamed God and Job’s friends blamed him…  The devil was the real culprit so why didn’t anyone bring light to this fact?

We must be mindful that God has given man free will which is the ability to make our own choices. Some choose to do bad while others choose to do good.  This is what instigated the fall in the beginning with Adam and Eve.  Though the devil tempted them to do wrong ultimately they made the decision to eat of the tree of knowledge.  The moment they disobeyed and partook of the fruit, sin entered the world.

If God was traveling hither and thither intervening in every bad situation, we would be living in nirvana.  We would literally experience heaven on earth.  If this were to happen, why should we look forward to heaven?  The truth is this world is full of evil people and they have made Satan their god.  Whatever Satan whispers in their mind, they adhere to it.  This leaves a lot of innocent people open and vulnerable for attack.

I believe prayer is the key to our protection.  Pray for your loved ones earnestly each day because we have an enemy out there who hates children of the Most High God.  Some of our heartfelt questions may not be answered until we meet Jesus face to face.  Instead of asking “why”, start preventing the problem through continuous prayer and supplication.