As Christians we go through our lives facing all different types of temptations and trials. As Paul put it some of us were given thorns in the flesh to keep us realizing that we always need God to protect us from the Evil things that surround us. The world keeps on getting more and more evil and the trials are more and more frequent. I have found the closer we get to God and God’s plan for us, the stronger the Devil’s attacks will become. In other words, the closer you are to God, the worse Satan’s attacks will be.
There are times I believe that God attempting to teach us something by the trials we face, if we don’t pass the test the first time, we are doomed to repeat the trial. God says, like a loving father, He chastises His children to help them learn. If we don’t learn from the bad things that happen to us, then we are destined to repeat them until we do. For example, history shows us what happens when a government grows corrupt, ignores God, and feeds on the people it governs for growth. Such a government collapses in on itself. We see it in the Roman Empire, the German Empire under Hitler, Russia under Communist control, and many more. The United States Government refuses to learn from history, so they will have to repeat it.
Many people say if God is such a loving God, why does He allow so much suffering in this world. It is caused by our own selfishness and sinfulness, not by God, and God allows it to go on so we will learn from it and live for Him and no longer for ourselves.
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