Don’t Blame God

In life, there are times when we lack the proper understanding of why things happen. Perhaps it is when a close loved one dies even after heavy prayer and faith. Maybe it is when your looking for a job cause you were laid off, yet nothing seems to come your way. Often times we have doubt in our minds. It is the nature of being a human. When doubt arises or things don’t go the way you think they are supposed to go, do you blame  God? After all, He is not answering our prayers like He said He would, right?

This is a complex issue and one that can not be fully addressed in one blog post. However I will do my best to highlight a few issues regarding this topic. For starters, the earth belongs to Satan since the fall of Adam.  When this occurred, Satan became the ruler of it and thus created a place filled with sin and doubt and pain. It says in John 10:10 that the thief comes to kill, steal and destroy, but I have come that you man have life, and have it more abundantly. Adam’s sin caused Satan to be in control of the earth (Luke 4:5-7 & 1 John 5:19). In order to let God be in control of our lives, we must submit our lives to Him and let the Holy Spirit guide us. The Holy Spirit has been put on the earth to help us till the rapture. (John 16:5-8)

The truth is, God has His own plan for our life. Sometimes His plan will line up with ours, but sometimes it won’t. There are going to be times in your life where you feel God is against you, but don’t take that bait. That is Satan trying to get into your head and convince you to turn on God. It says in James 1:17 “Every good and perfect gift comes from God.” If bad things are happening in your life, its not Gods doing, it is Satan.

Another point I would like to make is some people only call on God when they need it.  You can’t expect Him to answer our prayers if we have been living in sin and when problems arise, we call on Him. I found this article regarding this issue and encourage you to read it here.  It talks about how the prodigal son was unfaithful to his father and desired the things of the world, yet the father eagerly awaited his son’s return. God will never leave us nor forsake us, but we must make sure we are living for Him in order to reap His full plan and purpose for our lives.

In closing, Lecrae has a song entitled “Truth” on his Rebel album you must listen to. He raps and speaks on part of this message in that song. Please take the time to listen to it and to take a look into the mirror and make sure you are living for God always, and not just sometimes.

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