The title of this post is not meant to be disrespectful of God, but no doubt it is a question many people have asked themselves and God. If you are human, believe in God, and are practicing your faith or religion, you may have wondered about this. As all of us are, you and I are subject to trials and tribulations, which are really just a part of being alive. Sometimes, we may question if these trials and tribulations are fair, but in reality, it just comes with the territory.

As someone who believes in God, faith is an important part of our lives. It helps us get through the day and through anything we may face. While some believe faith in God is just a crutch, it is much more than that. Faith in God comes with an assurance that God knows what he is doing and even though life slaps us in the face at times and may very well knock us on our backs, we need to keep in mind that God is still there and that he will put nothing on us that we are unable to bear.

That is very hard to do at times and that has been especially true of late. Some of the things that my family has gone through has shaken my faith in God. It is not that I have stopped believing in Him or that He can take care of any need that we have. Instead, the place that I have been in has put me in the frame of mind that I question if He will take care of my needs, even though I know He still can. Trust me, that is not a good place to be in.

Wednesday night was the first time our family has been to church in quite some time and the culprit has been no one but me. I could not help but wonder why God was not helping my family like I thought he should. I wondered why God would turn his back on us, even though we had tried to do our best to follow his law. I simply lost my desire to go and worship.

Tuesday evening, I was driving home from work and was talking to a friend of mine on the phone. (Yes, it was hands free.) He said something that stuck with me and made me realize where I was. Keep in mind that he really had no idea of the place that I had been in or that I had stopped going to church. He said that there was no way he could not go to church and worship, that he had to have that experience. He said it was what had helped through the trial of losing his daughter and having to raise her children.

When he said that, I realized some of what I was missing by not going to church and trying to worship our God. He truly is what has helped me through every trouble I have had to face. Even though those troubles have not turned out the way I would have wanted them to turn out, it doesn’t mean He isn’t in control or that he doesn’t love me just as much as he always has.

Acts 10:
34Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
35But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.

I say this to all who may read this, but especially to myself. We need to keep those scriptures in mind. God has not forgotten who we are or where we live.

Tags: Faith, God, Religion

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