Martha Peace:
"Why me?" "Why doesn't God do something?" "Why is God letting this happen to us?" "Why does God let little children die?" "Why did God sit back and not stop the slaughter of Jews in Nazi Germany or the death of three thousands innocent people on 9/11 in New York City?" "Why ...?" "Why ...?" "Why ..."
The "Why?" question is common as people grapple with trials. Although it is possible to have an innocent motive in asking the "Why?" question, most people ask "Why?" because they are upset with God. Some conclude that there must not be a God. Others believe there is a God, but He must be powerless to prevent trials. Still others preach and teach that we have to come to the place where we forgive God.
All these conclusions have one thing in common - they are blasphemous. They malign God's character by accusing Him of not being good. Of the many women I have counseled, there have been some who were in extremely difficult circumstances, but in spite of their circumstances, they were grateful to God for what He was doing and how He was helping them. Their trials were catastrophic yet they were experiencing the peace of God. On the other hand, some ladies were angry and emotionally disturbed. But their emotional pain was far beyond the bounds of what would be expected in their very tiny trial. Fueling the second group of women were two beliefs: they were not persuaded of the goodness of God, and they were not grateful to Him. Instead of God's peace, they experienced frustration and fear and bitterness. Desperate for relief from their emotional pain, they did not give God glory. Instead, they blamed Him. ...
Since God has revealed through Scripture some of His high and holy purposes for trying and testing us, what, then, is our obligation? Our obligation is to be grateful to God, to be fully persuaded of His goodness, and to realize how much He loves us.