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Good morning, sisters 🧡 Yesterday, my 14 year old daughter asked me a question that stopped me in my tracks (I was on my way to church). "Mom, why does God allow bad things to happen?" Not the question I was expecting her to ask as I was heading out the door, but I knew I had to take the time to be intentional with my answer, even if that meant I had to be late.
First, let's be clear. I know where this question is coming from. It's coming from the world. It's coming from friends at school or maybe even family members who have questions, who are a different religion, or have chosen not to believe in God. Aubri is a believer. She's saved. She reads her Bible. This moment, God was telling me that yes, we've set a good foundation for her, but it's not enough. A prophet of the Lord told me two weeks ago to "get my house in order." The enemy knows her anointing and her gifts and wants her to question her identity in Christ Jesus. I'll save this discussion for another post, but let me get to what I told her:
I told her that we live in a fallen world. God didn't create a world full of suffering. In the beginning, everything was good (Genesis 1). Sin was introduced in Genesis 3. What we see is the result of a fallen world. She knew that part.
Our Father God allows things, but He doesn't waste anything. Nowhere in the Bible does it say everything is good, but it does say God can work all things together for good for those who love Him (Romans 8:28). Pain and suffering can be used for growth and for bringing us closer to Jesus. I told her that sometimes the thing that we're going through is what God uses to reveal Himself to us.
I told her that we live in a world where we have free will. We have choices. God could force people to do what is right all the time, but then love wouldn't be real. You have to choose love. You have to choose God.
I'm thankful that I had that moment with my daughter. It showed me where I need to step up! I can't assume that as believers, we know God's Word, and it also reminded me why I'm here. What my purpose is. To be an ambassador for Christ (2 Corinthians 5:20), and to be a strong example to my children. To allow them to see me walk in boldness for Jesus, so they can, in turn, do the same thing. To send them into the world prepared, so when they are questioned, they can answer confidently and boldly.
I didn't say this part to her, but the Lord revealed it to me today. God isn't distant from our pain. Our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ suffered, was rejected, beaten and crucified as a man (and God at the same time). That means God understands our pain firsthand. Also, there is a promise from God in Revelation 21:4, "He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away."
This got long, but sisters, I had to share this. We have to stay ready, so we don't have to get ready. I see why God called me to go to school to study Him. I assumed it would be beneficial for those I didn't know, for strangers. For a job even. Guess what? The question came from my own daughter first. Not someone on the street.
Are you prepared to defend the gospel? I pray this encouraged you to get in your Word to know the truth, and to stay prepared to answer questions like this, in your home, family, and while doing outreach.
I love y'all. Be blessed sisters,
Shavonne 🧡
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