Whenever we encounter trials, we have a choice.
We can either become bitter and hostile toward God.
Or we can respond in the way that allows Him to bring most benefit to us.
He’s all-powerful, so it’s easy to whine.
“How could a loving God allow this to happen to me? He must hate me! I’ll hate him right back!”
But he’s not a torturer any more than
the surgeon who slices you open to cut out disease or the teacher who piles on the homework to get you ready for your exams is a torturer.
He gave you free will, so yes, you can push Him away. And He’ll respect that decision.
It’ll cost you an eternity in Hell, but hey … it is your choice.
The only alternative is to embrace His will for your life, in which case He will see the job of making you perfect through to the end,
regardless of the suffering it may cost you … or Him.
When faced with a trial, instead of focusing on escape, we need to humble ourselves before the Almighty and let Him teach us.
Only then will we have any hope of arriving at that point where the Father can say without reservation that He is well pleased with us.
Sources:
polination.blog 