Bad things happen. It's a simple fact of life. Things go wrong. This world we live in isn't perfect. But here's a quick question: why does God get the blame? After all, God created the world, and when He did it was perfect. Don't believe me? Read the first few chapters of Genesis. God saw that everything He created was good. God created a perfect world and then man, with free will, came along and messed everything up. That's right, folks. It's not God's fault that you suffer. Adam and Ever ate that fruit, introduced sin to the world, and Satan got free reign over the earth. So next time you're stumbling into the bathroom in the morning and you stub your toe, remember that pain only exists because YOUR ANCESTOR disobeyed God. That's right pain, suffering, death, chaos, sin, evil, perversity, and all those other generally nasty things exist only because Adam and Eve ate that stupid fruit.





Ha! Thought I was finished, didn't you? I've got another thing I'm wondering about. Why is it that when we suffer, we accuse God of abandoning us? Suffering is a part of life. SUCK IT UP!!! Look closely and you will realize that when you are suffering and crying out to God - that's when He's closest to you. Think about it from a human perspective for a moment. When a father sees his son suffering, does he abandon him? I don't think so. He doesn't always make the suffering go away, but he's there to encourage his son. He'll do what he can, morally and physically, to help his son. Now, I say morally because sometimes the son suffers due to his own stupid mistake. In this case, just up and fixing the problem is bad parenting. The son needs to learn how to fix his own mistakes so he won't make the same ones repeatedly. The father may, however give the son advice and hope he follows it. God is the same way with us. He won't always just fix your problems for you - you can't grow that way. He has given you an entire book full of advice, and is always right next to you to comfort, strengthen, advise, and love you as much as you will let Him.


Hang loose,
Moses