Why does God let Christians suffer? I wonder if often it is to get us to let go of the things of this life and put our hope in him. It wasn’t until after facing severe struggles that Asaph in the Bible could say: “Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you” (Psalm 73:25).
Can you say that? Just wait. After cancer. After watching another loved one die. After seeing so much bitterness. God’s loosening our grip on this sinful world. God’s lifting up our eyes to see his love and grace. Why is life so hard? To remind us not to love this life, but to see what we have in Jesus our Savior.
Know what’s amazing? Jesus could have had anything he wanted here on earth: Wealth. Power. Success. Fun. Do you know what Jesus chose? Do you know what Jesus desired more than anything else? You! May God teach us to say, “Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you.”
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