Why do Bad Things Happen to Good People?

The million dollar question.

Of all the pain and suffering I've seen in this world, most of it has had to do with good poeple. Smart people, people who know God, those who do good for the world. Why is it always that these people are the ones who have problems with the world. Not those who bring evil, misfortune, and do the work of the devil. Usually, those people are fine.

Disease, suffering. All the work of the devil. The devil who wants evil in this world. The devil that will do work to keep those who do evil okay. Yet he works to destroy those that bring good into the world. It makes no sense. God tells us that this suffering will come. But, it still hurts.

Those of us who have doubts and question God. That's who the devil finds vulnerable. He preys on those that have such confusion in their mind about what to do. Currupts them. Defiles them. Until they are his. It is our duty to make sure that the devil can not get to us though. Though we can't just force someone to know God, try and lead them towards getting to know God. Make them see all that he has done for them. All that he can do. The world is an evil place, thanks to the devil. But us followers, us believers, those of us wo have been saved. It is up to us to stop this.

We must stand strong in our faith, and show that we will not back down. No matter what.

All God's Creatures

The first time I learned this lesson, I was in a homeless shelter in uptown Chicago, lsitening to the story of one man. His story made me think about many things in my own life and really opened up my perspective on life. But, he taught me one thing that still sticks with me.

Love all of God's creatures. We have no right to decide which one's should live and which ones should not. What does this mean? I know plenty of people who kill bugs and spiders that come near them, because they are a "nuisance" or set up mouse traps. And, rat poison? Before making a decision like that, think about this...

God created that creature for a reason. If didn't want it to live, it wouldn't be there. Therefore, what tight do us humans have to decide whether another human or animal should live? We don't. We aren't God. And we never will be either. Therefore, we don't get to make decisions for God.

The second time I learned this lesson was in English class, reading The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, a novel by Samuel T. Coleridge. This novel has a very important message ,that we should all love Go'd creatures, and we should not unfairly end any of their lives, or hurt them in any way, or it will come back to haunt us. Why? Because we have no right to judge which one of God's creatures should live and which should not.

God, Help Me!

God
Help me
In my hour of need
I don't have much time
My head aches
Tears fall from my eyes
Please help me God
Help me come through
Pull through
I need you
In this time of darkness
Of need
Please

The Gifts God Gives

I feel...horrible. I'm probably disappointing everyone that has ever loved me. I feel like I've turned into a horrible person out of all of the hurt that I've experienced recently. However, there's one thing that I still have. One thing that I can change my life with. My faith.

That's right. I will use my talent to talk about my experiences with life and faith, and how my faith helped me through my life in ways unimaginable. God gave me the gift of my ability to write and sing. And when I combined them together, he gave me the ability to write music. But, I have no used my gifts to glorify him recently, which is osmething I need to do. That's why I'm starting this blog. To show the world what God has given me and how God has impacted my life.

Through all the bad things that have happened in my life, God has pulled me through. And, I know that I can never thank him as much as I need to, but that doesn't mean I can't try. So, this blog is to say "thanks" for everything God has done for me. That's how I'm using the gifts God has given me. What about you?