Why Do Bad Things Keep Happening To Me?

[LadyKay]

Without going into details for the past 7 years it seems I have had a number of sit backs and stressful issues happen to my life. I understand that nobody's life is perfect. That everyone at some point in their life will face bad times and pain. But I feel that what I have had to deal with over the past several years has been way too much. I seek God. I read his word and pray. I try to live a life that is pleasing to him. I ask him what it is he wants me to do. I have a strong desire to help others in need. This strong urging to show Christ to others by way of showing his love for them. By helping them however I can and through my help they see Christ because that is what Christ did and that is what he teaches us to do as his followers. To love and help our follow man. To me that is what it means to call myself a Christian. But how can I help others when I can not help myself? Why do I keep getting hit with so many life issues that it makes me want to just lay down and die? Am I Job? I feel like Job. What is it that God it trying to tell me? What does he want me to do?

[John S]

EVERYBODY has life issues. Only a few people admit it that they do. Just because we believe in Jesus Christ, it doesn't mean that our life is going to be a bowl of cherries.

You can either lay down and die or you can fight on one day at a time. Today is Saturday. Tomorrow is Sunday, etc.

Good Luck.

[enoob57]

Without going into details for the past 7 years it seems I have had a number of sit backs and stressful issues happen to my life. I understand that nobody's life is perfect. That everyone at some point in their life will face bad times and pain. But I feel that what I have had to deal with over the past several years has been way too much. I seek God. I read his word and pray. I try to live a life that is pleasing to him. I ask him what it is he wants me to do. I have a strong desire to help others in need. This strong urging to show Christ to others by way of showing his love for them. By helping them however I can and through my help they see Christ because that is what Christ did and that is what he teaches us to do as his followers. To love and help our follow man. To me that is what it means to call myself a Christian. But how can I help others when I can not help myself? Why do I keep getting hit with so many life issues that it makes me want to just lay down and die? Am I Job? I feel like Job. What is it that God it trying to tell me? What does he want me to do?

The Lord had to sacrifice Himself to help us ... so we have to sacrifice ourselves to help others.

Remembering always until we were given new born essence of God all we could offer was that

which equated to dung! But now we can offer up Spiritual Sacrifices acceptable to A Holy and

Righteous God a reality when fully viewed - this body and things of this world will not be considered

loss in death but release to fully come into His Presence of eternal gain!  Love, Steven

[Leonard]

Welcome to life as a human being.

 

Not to be hard on you, but you must realize there is 'no temptation befallen you but that which is common to man.'  Of course it is human nature to feel our sufferings are worse than everybody elses.  As Dale Carnegie pointed out in his classic "HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE:"  'My tooth ache matters to ME more than all the starving millions in China....."

 

And since you bring up Job, God never actually answers Job's question of 'why' he suffered so much.  God's (to human ears) very unsatisfactory answer was "I'M GOD.  I KNOW MORE THAN YOU."  Evidently our whole duty is to try our best to keep trusting him, even as it seems the whole world is caving in on top of us.

 

The Lord strengthen you in the inner man. +

[FreeinChrist]

Remember God, never answer Job's question, but we see that God was not ashamed to be called his God (Job 1:8; 2:3).  We as believers are called to be purified by our trials and I really think there are times when satan challenges God over the believer's faith and God allow us to go though trials:

6)  Wherein ye greatly rejoice though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptation:

7)  That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

I Peter 1:6-7

LadyKay, I know it doesn't help a whole lot, but right now your adversary the devil is seeking to devour you (I Peter 5:8-9), because IMO God is bragging on your faith in Him, for God is not ashamed to be called your God, as He prepares you for a better country. 

But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for He hath prepared for them a city.

Hebrews 11:16

[missmuffet]

Stay in constant prayer with God.That is what Faith is all about.Take one day at a time.God has a plan for your life.

 

Romans 8:28

 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

[desi2007]

I know with myself when I get discouraged with my situations, sometimes i lose focus and see things distorted as to why things are happening and I want someone to tell me if I am not seeing things clearly.  If your having alot of conflict in so many areas of your life don't beat yourself up. Just work on yourself...let God grow your faith. We walk by faith not by sight. Focus on God and let Him change you. Be thankful of what you have and by doing this, thanksgiving opens up creativity which contains the plan for your way out. Think about things like what is your long term vision, where you want to go in life?

Matt 5:8 blessed are the pure in heart. Which means pure beliefs in their heart in how God is, they are able to see where God is at when we have troubles in life. When you get your heart and mind turned right, then God isnt holding anything from us. Things are happening in the unseen world. We trust God from our heart. You will see more of God's hand at work. I feel maybe alot of it is perception that God has awaken in you.

 

 

 

 

[JeannieC]

Stay in constant prayer with God.That is what Faith is all about.Take one day at a time.God has a plan for your life.

 

Romans 8:28

 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

 

I just want to add my agreement here cause this is what helps me the most when I face unexpected challenges or heartache. I don't like to ask why these things happen because for me that seems to leave a gap in my armor for the adversary to exploit. God is helping me grow in my faith and trust because I used to get crushed by worry over the things I couldn't control. What I was actually doing was trying to live not one day at a time but take on the possible worst case scenarios for the foreseeable future all at once by my worry. I still struggle but it has gotten a lot better since I do what Bopeep shares and remind myself constantly of what our Lord tells us in Matthew 6...

 

Mat 6:31 NKJV - "Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'

Mat 6:32 NKJV - "For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

Mat 6:33 NKJV - "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Mat 6:34 NKJV - "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day [is] its own trouble.

 

I don't know if you struggle in this area but I just wanted to share this with you since it is what helps me the most when I feel the way your post describes. God bless you sister. Will be praying for you.

[clark thompson]

God may be using this time to prepare you for what He wants you to do next.

[JDavis]

Thank you for sharing, it can be hard to express these types of things.

 

My family has been going through a similar period of hard times for about the last 5 years and it is hard at times to keep your head up and not give in to despair.   between job/money issues and then serious health issues just making it  through the day can be a struggle.

 

I will pray for you that God can lift you out of this time.  Stay strong.