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Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? Part 3

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.  
        - Matthew 16:33

I got so many responses on the post yesterday and Is glaring that so many folks can't still grasp why bad things happen when we have a 'too-good' God.

I will like you to know and note the following:

Firstly Because God knows about a thing doesn't necessarily mean He caused it to happen.

Secondly, God allow Job to be tested but He didn't test Him, the devil did. God doesn't test with evil.

Thirdly, you don't need to attack the devil before he attacks you. He is always and constantly looking for whom to steal from, kill and destroy. That is his mission and honestly he is doing just that.

Fourthly, we (the believers) are not of this world but as long as you are alive, you are in this world.

Fifthly, being a Christian or believer doesn't mean you are  immune to pain/suffering.

Sixthly, No matter what happen in this world (good or bad). God remains the good God. Don't ever doubt God being God.

Seventhly, the opposite of good is bad, the opposite of victory is defeat. The opposite of God is God. Devil is never and can never be God equal. We unconsciously and unknowingly believe and put devil as second to God. Devil was once an angel. That is his highest rank ever. We see God as good and Devil as bad and thus automatically making him the opposite of God. To say that God and Satan are opposites is to say that they are equal forces going against one another. 

Eighthly, the term 'Long Suffering' in the Bible doesn't necessarily mean you have to  suffer for a long time, it's a synonym for Endurance or Patience.

Ninthly, When bad things happens to you, it is okay to grieve, it's okay to mourn, it's okay to cry but it's never okay to start blaming God for your misfortune.

Tenthly, shocking but true, God is not in control of this world, the devil is the god of this world. Until that day when he is finally cast away forever, bad things will happen, infact much more in this end-time. Yes God is in charge of everything but HE doesn't use control, he gave mankind to rule the world which was lost to Satan at the garden of Eden. This is not to say that the devil rules the world completely; God is still sovereign. But it does mean that God, in His infinite wisdom, has allowed Satan to operate in this world within the boundaries God has set for him. 

But Jesus told us all this and said we should be of God cheers because He has overcome the world. We might not be able to always stop bad things from happening to good people but we can give people the good news which is Jesus. Jesus is the only peace you can have in this bad and troubled world. Anything else ain't true peace.

I pray for you that you will conquer every battles you are facing in life in Jesus Name.

Good Morning and do enjoy your weekend.

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