God‘s plans for us are good. Even in this world of uncertainty, God‘s plans for us are good. Sometimes people question that if his plans are good, why does God allow bad things to happen. Think about the year 2020 and the changes since then. Think about how Covid ravaged the world. You might know someone who lost a battle against this virus. I do. It was devastating to our family. Officiating the memorial service was one of the hardest things I have ever done. But, I was blessed to be able to do so. Anyways, think about how much life has changed. And how quickly all of that happened. Almost overnight.
We’re living in an unprecedented time. We have seen diseases, natural disasters, and countries, even continents at war. But those were all generally isolated to certain areas. This virus was global. Some argue that it still is. Either way, life will never be the same as it was prior to 2020. How we interact with one another will never be the same. How we work, play, travel, everything, will never be the same. We are adjusting to a new normal.
But there’s still the question, why does God allow bad things to happen? Unfortunately, we live in a world where bad things happen. It’s a part of life. This virus is an example. People want to argue back-and-forth about how it came about. But that’s besides the point. It’s a bad thing that happened. Terrible thing. But as bad as it is, I have seen a lot of good come out of it. I have seen unity that wasn’t there before. I have seen people strive to serve others more than they did before. And more importantly, I have seen people turn to God more than they have before. Now don’t get me wrong. We have a long way to go. But there are definitely glimpses of hope that only comes from God. And that’s how I answer the question. Bad things happen, so people will turn to God who is the only true source of hope. So let’s fix our minds on God. Let’s thirst for his love. If we do this, we will see the hope that I’m talking about.
