“Why Does God Allow Evil & Suffering?”

This is one of the oldest and most significant questions in history. Is a good God compatible with a world full of evil? This is the famous, “Problem of Evil,” and it is by far the most common reason that people give for rejecting Christianity. One helpful way to approach this question is to split it into the logical problem of evil, and the emotional problem of evil…

Some battles have odds that seem overwhelmingly stacked against us, but this verse reminded us that any situation we face was not ours but belongs to Jesus. The fight, the outcome, and the glory - it all belongs to Him.

Times of trial expose the condition of our hearts. Are we willing to trust God, in spite of not knowing all the ins and outs of His plan, or will we be the god of our own lives because we only have confidence in the things we can understand…