I was pondering a question the other day. You’ll have to read to the bottom if you want to know what that question is.

So many people get angry with God when their marriage ends, or someone close to them dies, or there is a tragedy. One day they are walking with God, then they are not. It saddens me that God gets the blame – don’t get me wrong, He doesn’t need me to defend Him, He has broad shoulders, but nevertheless, it still saddens me. ‘I used to go to church, but I stopped going when God let that happen’

I read of a member of the Rolling Stones who grew up in the church but left because he couldn’t believe in a God who would limit sex to one man and one woman for life.

(What an incredibly ignorant comment – just imagine our world IF we’d have stuck with that mandate) Italics mine.

And what shocked the author who quoted this (John Mark Comer) wasn’t the sex bit but the “I couldn’t believe in a God who..”

As if what we think and feel about God is an accurate barometer for what He is actually like! (God has a name, JMC,  pg 28) I recommend this book by the way.

Way back in the beginning, God gave Adam and Eve a whole new world to explore and expand, He gave them all authority to rule and reign over every living thing, He gave earth to them on a plate. They CHOSE the dark side, they CHOSE to believe the devil and they handed authority of the earth over to the him.  (Read the first few chapters in the the Bible for the full story)

In another part of the Bible, it says this, ‘We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one. (1 John 5:19)

Man did that, we gave the power to the evil one. If you ‘work’ for him, eventually he will destroy you. If you are a true follower of Jesus, not just a Christian (that’s a whole other blog!) he can’t destroy you except if you give him authority to do so, i.e, continue to make bad choices, sin without remorse etc….

While ever a human being stays outside of the dwelling place of God (Psalm 91) you put yourself in the dwelling place of evil.

Of course, tragedies, death, marriage breakdown (not sure this one should, but, again, another blog!) and accidents happen to God’s children too, the difference for those who are truly God’s disciples, is they get peace that passes understanding (if they give up the right to understand – Bill Johnson) They zoom out, eventually, and see a much bigger picture. This earthly life is but a nano second in the grand scheme of eternity. In a trillion years from now, we will be living with those who have gone on ahead for us and that will NEVER end. If you’re a follower of Jesus and someone close to you has gone on ahead, just ponder that for a moment – it is staggering!!

So, if the earth is under the control of the devil, that means this earth is fallen, there are germs, there are accidents, there is deceit, there are lies, there is corruption, so what do we expect?   

Here is the question then:

If what has happened to you, happened to me, would you still believe in God?

God could have given up on us after Adam and Eve gave up on God. Thankfully, He didn’t. He sent His son, Jesus to the earth. He came to establish a Kingdom that is open to everyone, you must believe in Him, recognise your need for a Saviour, ask Him to come into your life and then just as the kids who walked through the wardrobe into Narnia, a whole new world opens up to you, you can choose to ‘stay in the wardrobe’ (after you’ve given your life to Christ) and, I believe in His mercy, you will go to heaven. OR you can ‘pick up your sword’ and go on the adventure of your life which will go on forever – I chose to go through the wardrobe and my life has been amazing, oh, don’t get me wrong, I’ve been through some tumultuous storms, BUT through it all God has been incredibly faithful and it is my deepest joy to serve Him.

At the start of 2025, re-dedicate your life to God – it is not His fault. If you’ve never dedicated your life to God, say this prayer and then contact me, nothing would give me greater joy than that.

“Lord Jesus, I believe that you died for me, I recognise that I am a sinner, and I need a Saviour, I ask you to forgive me and to come into my life, I am up for an adventure.” Amen.

If you’re angry at God, stop it. Repent. Get closer to Him.

He loves you more than you will ever know.

Until next time, D xx