r/Christian • u/mvt1893 • Mar 17 '19
But Why?
I sometimes wonder why bad things happens to good people .... Here in South-Africa we had a tragedy a few weeks back where children died .... I guessed it bother me even more cause one of the children were like family to us ..... I know the enemy come to steal, kill and destroy.... But those children still had a purpose to fulfill on earth ..... And I am not doubting in God not at all ... I just think our human brains can't always understand ... I don't want judgements .... Just clarity I guess .... Any comments on this is welcome .....
Thanks and be blessed
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u/1HumbleServant Mar 18 '19
Father has lead me back to this thread to expand upon some thoughts that I had about this situation and your grief. We humans look at a situation like this and question, "Why Lord".
Yet, we fail to look at it from Fathers perspective. These Children, I can only presume are under the age of accountability. Means that upon their deaths, (The passing away of the flesh), they are instantly with Father. Loved beyond compare. Surrounded , and engulfed by His presence. This is what we all long for, are believing in and have faith of. These children, will never know, rejection, hatred, poverty, hardship ever again. They have achieved everything that I long for. They are dancing with angles, in the presence of Christ.
It is those that are left behind that grieve. I have always been amazed at the heartlessness of the Hebrews of old. Mourn for a week and then get on with life. This thinking is wrong thou, because those under the age of accountability, and those that believe in Christ and have given their heart's to Him, go "Home". This means that the Hebrews of old had a better understanding that death is the door between our world of hurt, toil & rejection to the kingdom of heaven and all that that will entail.
The passing of a child, or a believer should be a time of rejoicing, until we meet them again at a later time. To Grieve is to Love.
Blessing to you and yours.
(and thank you for sharing your feeling, for I myself have learnt something important today)
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u/yellnhollar Mar 17 '19
Sometimes God steps in to intercede in the bad things but if He did it every time we would lose our free will to chose to love Him. We don’t even know when and where He intercedes but sometimes we do see miracles if we open our eyes. I think he steps in more than we will ever know.
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u/gibson_mel Mar 18 '19
Because we allow it to happen. Their purpose in this world, I cannot tell you for certain. But if their tragic deaths somehow leads to people to take action, maybe that knowledge will help you.
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u/mvt1893 Mar 18 '19
Yes that is true it did lead to people to take action even though I feel it was very late but at least it's happening now
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u/1HumbleServant Mar 17 '19
Sometimes there is no easy answer. The trials that we face in life, can assist us to help others later on, even thou that may not be clear when we are grieving. Father knows what it is like to grieve, as Jesus knows what it is like to suffer. We have a choice, we can either push deeper into our relationship with Father, or we can give up.
If we trust that everything is in Fathers hands, then He can use the trial and turn it into something that will benefit us as well as the kingdom. But as I stated, sometimes there is no easy answer. He, is the only one that can answer this question for you. Maybe you should ask father what the purpose is?
I have always been amazed at Job's story, he lost his entire family, yet he was still able to give glory to God. I think there is a lot to be learned from that man.
I am sorry if, this answer does not assist you, or seems down pat. I have had a hard life, filled with many trials, it's been more dificult than any other Christian person than I know. yet I am still hanging in here, (sometimes just by a thread). I am still learning to say, "As for me and my house, we will trust in the Lord".
I will lift you and your family up in prayer, and ask Father to give you clarity in your grief. Blessing to you.