They say everything happens for a reason.
But what if it doesn’t?
We humans are creatures that like to be able to give purpose
to every event, but I’m not so sure life works that way.
Yes - I think we can learn something from everything we
experience good or bad. We grow, become more mature. But did it always happen for
a reason? I don’t think so.
To say that God willfully controls all these bad things that
happen in our lives paints a very different picture of God than I know. We live
in a broken world where sin results in broken beings doing broken things to each
other. Our bodies break down, selfishness leads to broken relationships and
broken dreams. I can’t say that all this brokenness happens for a purpose.
I can say that I have a relationship with a loving God that
uses brokenness to draw me closer to Him. To give me cause to trust Him more.
To help me continually anticipate a day when there will be no more sin, pain
and brokenness. He may work every situation that I experience for good (Rom 8:28), but not every situation is good.
It’s only human for us to want to have good reason for why
we experience the painful situation we did.
It gives us a sense of control. A sense of order.
But the story of humanity is one that lost control when it
sought to gain it.
I just believe in a God big enough to allow bad things to
happen outside of his perfect will for our lives, and still trust that he has perfection
waiting for me on the other side.
