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"Why do I face trouble?" As we consider the problem of evil and its effects on our lives it is never an easy issue to deal with.   Usually this question brings up deep seated pain or loss from our past and should be considered patiently.   The Lord gives us several examples of suffering in Scripture that come along side us like a friend that has walked the same weary road and can give us a shoulder on which to cry or a hand to hold to gain stability in moving forward.   Job is just such an individual.   He has lost everything and is grappling with his new life as he reveals to us answers to the questions like – Why does God allow bad things to happen?   Why is there evil in the world?    In this post, we will give three additional answers to last week’s two answers. Answer 3 – God uses evil for good (Job's Perspective - Job 23:10). Although this is not a primary theme in the book of Job, it is mentioned, and is a prominent theme elsewhere i...

"Why do I face trouble?" One of the reasons I love living in NYC is meeting people with diverse backgrounds.  Each person’s life could fill a library of stories and many of these lives intersect and cross with so many other lives that it is like a tapestry of world history intersecting in one place and time.  One part of that tapestry is dark.  As we view some strands of life, we connect with some of the worst parts of world history. I remember speaking with a dear lady in Brooklyn several years ago.  I approached her on the street and tried to begin a conversation about spiritual things.  She was not interested in changing her opinion about God.  She thought God was evil and did even want to hear what I had to say about God’s goodness in conquering evil.  In listening to her story I realized that she had faced more evil than I will ever even see.  She was one of the few survivors of a Nazi prison camp.  She showed me the number tattooe...