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Five (5) Reasons GOD Permits Problems
The problems you face will either defeat you or
develop you--depending on how YOU respond to them.
Unfortunately, most people fail to see how God wants
to use problems for good in their lives. They react
foolishly and resent their problems rather than
pausing to consider what benefit they might bring.
(All scripture is from the New Living Translation)
Here are five reasons God May have Permitted the
problems in your life:
1. God permits problems to DIRECT you.
Sometimes God must light a fire under you to get you
moving. Problems often point us in a new direction
and motivate us to change. Is God allowing this
situation to get your attention? "Physical punishment
cleanses away evil; such discipline purifies the
heart." Proverbs 20:30
2. God permits problems to INSPECT you.
People are like tea bags ... if you want to know
what's inside them, just drop them into hot water! Has
God tested your faith by allowing a problem or two
into your life? What do problems reveal about you?"
Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your
way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For
you know that when your faith is tested, your
endurance has a chance to grow." James 1:2-3
3. God uses problems to CORRECT you.
Some lessons we learn only through pain and failure.
It's likely that as a child your parents told you not
to touch a hot stove. But you probably learned by
being burned. Sometimes we only learn the value of
something...health, money, a relationship...by losing
it. "My suffering was good for me, for it taught me to
pay attention to your decrees. Your instructions are
more valuable to me than millions in gold and silver."
Psalms 119:71-72
4. God permits problems to PROTECT you.
A problem can be a blessing in disguise if it prevents
you from being harmed by something more serious. Last
year a friend was fired for refusing to do something
unethical that his boss had asked him to do. His
unemployment was a problem-but it saved him from being
convicted and sent to prison a year later when
management's actions were eventually discovered. "You
intended to harm me, but God intended it all for
good"... Genesis 50:20
5. God permits problems to PERFECT you.
Problems, when responded to correctly, are character
builders. God is far more interested in your character
than your comfort. Your relationship to God and your
character are the only two things you're going to take
with you into eternity. "We can rejoice, too, when we
run into problems and trials, for we know that they
help us develop endurance. And endurance develops
strength of character, and character strengthens our
confident hope of salvation." Romans 5:3-4
Here's the point: God is at work in your life even
when you do not recognize it or understand it. But
it's much easier and profitable when you cooperate
with Him. But Samuel replied, What is more pleasing to
the Lord: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or
your obedience to his voice? Listen! Obedience is
better than sacrifice, and submission is better than
offering the fat of rams.1 Samuel 15:22
Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is
fighting some kind of battle. Be blessed;
moreover...BE a blessing!
The problems you face will either defeat you or
develop you--depending on how YOU respond to them.
Unfortunately, most people fail to see how God wants
to use problems for good in their lives. They react
foolishly and resent their problems rather than
pausing to consider what benefit they might bring.
(All scripture is from the New Living Translation)
Here are five reasons God May have Permitted the
problems in your life:
1. God permits problems to DIRECT you.
Sometimes God must light a fire under you to get you
moving. Problems often point us in a new direction
and motivate us to change. Is God allowing this
situation to get your attention? "Physical punishment
cleanses away evil; such discipline purifies the
heart." Proverbs 20:30
2. God permits problems to INSPECT you.
People are like tea bags ... if you want to know
what's inside them, just drop them into hot water! Has
God tested your faith by allowing a problem or two
into your life? What do problems reveal about you?"
Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your
way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For
you know that when your faith is tested, your
endurance has a chance to grow." James 1:2-3
3. God uses problems to CORRECT you.
Some lessons we learn only through pain and failure.
It's likely that as a child your parents told you not
to touch a hot stove. But you probably learned by
being burned. Sometimes we only learn the value of
something...health, money, a relationship...by losing
it. "My suffering was good for me, for it taught me to
pay attention to your decrees. Your instructions are
more valuable to me than millions in gold and silver."
Psalms 119:71-72
4. God permits problems to PROTECT you.
A problem can be a blessing in disguise if it prevents
you from being harmed by something more serious. Last
year a friend was fired for refusing to do something
unethical that his boss had asked him to do. His
unemployment was a problem-but it saved him from being
convicted and sent to prison a year later when
management's actions were eventually discovered. "You
intended to harm me, but God intended it all for
good"... Genesis 50:20
5. God permits problems to PERFECT you.
Problems, when responded to correctly, are character
builders. God is far more interested in your character
than your comfort. Your relationship to God and your
character are the only two things you're going to take
with you into eternity. "We can rejoice, too, when we
run into problems and trials, for we know that they
help us develop endurance. And endurance develops
strength of character, and character strengthens our
confident hope of salvation." Romans 5:3-4
Here's the point: God is at work in your life even
when you do not recognize it or understand it. But
it's much easier and profitable when you cooperate
with Him. But Samuel replied, What is more pleasing to
the Lord: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or
your obedience to his voice? Listen! Obedience is
better than sacrifice, and submission is better than
offering the fat of rams.1 Samuel 15:22
Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is
fighting some kind of battle. Be blessed;
moreover...BE a blessing!
