"But I've Been Good?"

Things are spread on social media and some of us believe anything we see because it sounds good or maybe some celebrity we really admire believes it, and just like that, we believe it too. Our minds become like theirs and we start thinking how they think. There is this belief that good things should happen to good people and that God does good things to 'only' those who are good. In other words, bad things can't happen to good people because they have been good and 'supposedly' God shouldn't allow bad things to happen to them.

I really don't know how this belief came about. Whoever said that it's only when you're good that God cares for you? If that was true, wouldn't every unrighteous person on the face of earth be poor, hungry, desolated, depressed or even dead. People think that if they are good for maybe one day, God will answer their prayers. No!! Everything God does is out of the kindness of His heart. God doesn't owe us anything, He shouldn't be paying us back for keeping his commandments. His son already died on the cross for our sins. It's God's grace that keeps us going and His grace is freely given to all whether good or bad.

Let's examine the story of Job. Job was a very righteous man, he had a great relationship with God. His proximity with God troubled the devil that he pleaded with God to let him tempt Job. See we Christians face hardships, there are times when life will push you so hard to the wall. It's not that God has abandoned you, it's not that He forgot about you or that's He's purposely letting you suffer. No. He's always there, He'll create a way for you out of it. God is only giving you a chance to be wise and pass strongly through the storm so that you can emerge stronger and closer to Him. The hurdles in our lives are meant to strengthen us and draw us closer to God. Jesus Himself was tempted before He was about to start His ministry on earth and if he fell into those temptations, I doubt His ministry would have been established.

So next time that you are going through hard times, don't say 'But I've been good?' Rather pray to God that He give you the grace to pull through and that you might draw closer to Him. And in every situation you find yourself praise God. He will see you through. Amen.