Seven Reasons Why Suffering Makes Me Believe in God Even More
Discovering Purpose Amidst Pain
The longer I live, the more qualified I become to speak on the topic of suffering. I don’t write about suffering as one who stands on the sideline, like an armchair expert who makes comments on a football game that he’s never played in his life. I write as someone who has played the game. In fact, I am in the middle of the game, and I’m not winning.
Two weeks ago, my wife was diagnosed with advanced stage four bowel cancer.
It came at us out of nowhere.
I can’t begin to tell you the shock, the grief, and the sense of utter powerlessness that I felt and am still feeling. There have been moments of utter despair and of shaking my fists at the sky.
There was an assumption amongst some of my friends that I might be angry at God for all of this. Is he in control or not? At the very least, my faith should have been shaken to the core. And, to a certain extent, it is.
However, certain things about suffering actually make me believe in God even more. You might think that’s crazy, but I’ve come up with seven reasons why suffering points me to God:
