Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People

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and slaughtered Job's cattle. He then cursed Job with
painful boils all over his skin, so to make his every movement filled with
excruciating pain. Many times Job's wife asked him why he didn't just
curse God, and ensue Gods wrath to strike him dead. Job's friends told him
to denounce his faith in God, after all look where it got him. Yet Job
remained faithful to God's will. When God saw how devoted and trustworthy
this humble servant was to him, he appeared to Job and rewarded him with a
new home, new children, and a new fortune. God came through for a servant
who was faithful and true. Most people in this situation would have
questioned God at the first sign of problems. Job on the other hand knew
that God had a plan for his life, and that the things that were happening
to him, all though painful, were all part of God's intricate plan. Job put
his trust in God even in the worst of circumstances, and God rewarded him
for his faithfulness.
Where is God when things in ...

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18:24).6 God promises to us time and time again in his
Word that he will always be there for us no matter what the circumstances.
All we need to do is call on his name and he will answer.
2. God's has his timing all planned out and it is always perfect,
even when he seems way off!
Dr. James Dobson once said, "One of the greatest destroyers of
faith is timing that doesn't fit our preconceived notions. We live in a
fast paced world where we have come to expect instant responses to every
desire and need. Instant coffee. Instant potatoes. Instant cash from the
little money machine. Instant relief for sore muscles and minor backache.
It's all most our birthright to make the ...

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