Have you ever felt like God was allowing everything to happen to you? You no sooner get through one trial when you face another one. I read the book "Heaven is for real" and was amazed how much this pastor went through personally in regards to his and his son's health. The pastor told how at the hopsital he was angry at God for allowing his son to face death. It wasn't until after his son was better that the pastor learned what his son went through during the operation. What the pastor could not realize is just how many people would be touched because of the circumstances he and his family experienced.
I love the way God does things. We may not understand what He is doing or what the plans are that He has for us. But one thing we know for certain is that He loves us and is doing a work in us. Many times we can't see what God is doing and our faith can falter if we forget who it is that we serve. Some preachers I have heard claim that as a believer you shouldn't be facing hardships or tragedies. I have a slight problem with their theology. Okay! I have a major problem with their theology! Because we are believers does not mean we are exempt from life's heartaches and difficulties. God never promised that we would cruise through life without problems. Actually, I believe it is because we are believers that God will often allow us to through a tough time. Why does He do it? He wants to show us His love and His power and to test our faith in Him. Faith would never grow if it never gets tested. Faith grows when we face these adversities because we need to depend on God to get through them. Each time our faith is tested it gets stronger or it fails. When it takes us through the experience, it becomes stronger just as tempered glass is strong because it is heated up repeatedly. It can withstand more than a regular pane of glass. God wants to teach us a lot of things and the testing of our faith is just one thing we need to learn. The more we grow in our faith the more we learn to depend on and love Him.
God doesn't allow us to face trials because He likes to see us squirm or suffer. He allows them to make us grow and purify us. It is the process of sanctification we all go through in our journey. God wants to transform us into the image of His Son and that comes through testing our faith. So when you face the next trial, don't ask "Why me?" instead ask 'What do you want me to learn today Lord?".
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