WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE -the building blocks of pain within a process

At times our foundations are shaken by certain situations and circumstances that hit us out of the blue. Unknowingly we are confronted with pain coming from all directions and we question how a Good God could ever allow something like that in our lives.

It seems like everything is coming apart and beneath us. But I want to remind you that those who put their faith in God will not be swallowed up by such events. We have a firm foundation in God! Even in the midst of affliction God is at work doing a new thing in us.

When the waters roar and the mountains shake we can stand firm. As Charles Spurgeon wrote: “Faith rests on a firmer basis, and is not to be moved by swelling seas. Evil may ferment, wrath may boil, and pride may foam, but the brave heart of holy confidence trembles not.” Even when everything seems to be against us, Christians can remain at peace. This doesn’t mean we will never go through storms for we do. It means Christ is with us in the storm and he brings peace in the midst of that storm.