God is love. Love is God. Love is of God: it is a part of, an element of, a natural fruit springing from Him.
If something not-good happens, it's a product of the fall, and the sin and death that exist in this world. It's not God's will. It's His will that we humble ourselves and come unto Him. Bad stuff does happen. Often. But it's not God's will. He doesn't speak, and give someone a dreadful disease, or destroy a family through addiction. He does not mete out harsh punishments to "teach us a lesson". That's what an abusive parent would do . . . and we simply don't have an abusive God. We also don't have to "get it right on our own" before we can turn to Him.
Hello . . . His strength is made perfect in our weakness! We don't see it until we run into our weaknesses, and turn to Him!
His grace is sufficient for ALL.
So, remember. God IS good.
If something not-good happens, it's a product of the fall, and the sin and death that exist in this world. It's not God's will. It's His will that we humble ourselves and come unto Him. Bad stuff does happen. Often. But it's not God's will. He doesn't speak, and give someone a dreadful disease, or destroy a family through addiction. He does not mete out harsh punishments to "teach us a lesson". That's what an abusive parent would do . . . and we simply don't have an abusive God. We also don't have to "get it right on our own" before we can turn to Him.
Hello . . . His strength is made perfect in our weakness! We don't see it until we run into our weaknesses, and turn to Him!
His grace is sufficient for ALL.
So, remember. God IS good.
