Human beings are social. God has designed us to have our emotional needs met through close connections with other people. So when relationships get rocky, there’s no avoiding the hurt. How then can we ease the pain?
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There is so much suffering in the world that appears meaningless, isn’t there? When droughts cause starvation, governments commit genocide, children are shot at school, or loved ones face disease, we may wonder if God really is good and just. This side of heaven, you won’t get any nice and easy, cookie-cutter answers to why God allows suffering. But the Bible does share some reasons why bad things happen.
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God wants us to know there is a pain that occurs from prejudice. And He wants us to be delivered from the prison of receiving prejudice and of extending prejudice to other people.
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Our dysfunction wasn’t just passed down one generation ago. It wasn’t two or even five generations ago. Our dysfunction goes all the way back to our original parents when there was a dysfunction – sin – that created death, disobedience, and the wrath of God.
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How does God want us to respond when our hopes get dashed, our plans putter out, or our schemes are sidelined?
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Because humans are complex, the emotional, psychological, and spiritual ramifications of rejection can be very complicated. The deep-seated emotional baggage that occurs from overt or covert rejection can be crippling.
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We’ve all been affected by the warped mirrors in our past or present. People, experiences, trauma, rejection, and media all tell us who we are – and most of the time, we believe them even though they’re inaccurate!
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God’s grace is unmerited and unconditional. Unmerited means you can’t earn it. Unconditional means it’s available whether you’re bad, good, up, or down.
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Choices matter, don’t they? In fact, few things will determine the quality and the fulfillment of our life more than the choices we make – for better or for worse.
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