Often times we wonder why, if God is so good, do bad things happen to His people. As hard as it is to accept, we may never know why some things happen. Bad things are part of living in a fallen world which, because of sin, is no longer perfect as God originally created it. The earth is full of evil people. Sometimes God allows us to endure trials to prepare us for something we will face in the future. No matter the reason for the troubles we face, our response should be the same: We should look up to God, the one who holds us in his hands. We should wise up and remember that life on this earth is temporary; we are just passing through to a perfect eternity with Jesus. Finally we should rise up and fight the good fight of faith. Jesus didn’t die to make us safe–He died so that we could be effective soldiers in the fight.

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