WHY GOD CRIPPLES (pt1)
And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and
the [socket] of Jacob’s [hip] was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. And he said unto him, What is thy name?
And he said, Jacob. [In Hebrew, Jacob means “Heel-catcher.”] And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: [Israel means “governed by God” in Hebrew] for as a prince hast thou power with God and with man, and hast prevailed (Genesis 32:24–28).
I believe God is in control of my life, and therefore, nothing happens to me by accident.
I believe that God rules the affairs of my life; each thing that takes place has been ordained by God.
I also believe that God loves me supremely.
Believing these things often creates problems inmy mind. There are times when I have very painful experiences and I’m hurt or sorrowed. I have difficulty reconciling the fact that God controls my life and loves me supremely with the pain that I sometimes go through.
“If God loves me,” I reason, “then why is He allowing this to happen to me?”
I think that I wouldn’t inflict pain on someone I love.
Why is God allowing me to suffer?
But that really isn’t true, for in looking back I can see that I have often hurt those I love. I remember, for instance, that when our children were growing up, the boys would often run into the street without looking in both directions for oncoming cars.
After repeatedly reminding them to be cautious when they crossed the street, I finally had to spank them for dashing into the street without looking first.
Now why did I inflict pain on those little guys I loved so much?
Because I knew that if they didn’t learn not to run intothe street, they might really be hurt. To spare them the tremendous pain and suffering of being hit by a car,
I deliberately inflicted a lighter pain on them.
(Continued)
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