I ask God why bad things happen. A failed relationship, and damaged friendship, it feels bleak, and purposeless, pain without purpose the goal is to escape the situation, run from the discomfort. Then I read the story of Joni, a woman who broke her back in a diving accident, causing her to become quadriplegic. Joni states, “All too often we want to erase suffering out of the Christians dictionary… Maybe it gives me credence when I speak from this wheelchair about the sufficiency of God and His word and His grace” (Smith, & Stonestreet, p. 152, 2015). Regardless of how bleak the present may seem, God has a plan for everything, and there is no aspect of my life that His grace will not sustain me. This story reminded me to be grateful in all circumstances, and to find joy in the places the Lord has placed me, even when it is difficult to
I ask God why bad things happen. A failed relationship, and damaged friendship, it feels bleak, and purposeless, pain without purpose the goal is to escape the situation, run from the discomfort. Then I read the story of Joni, a woman who broke her back in a diving accident, causing her to become quadriplegic. Joni states, “All too often we want to erase suffering out of the Christians dictionary… Maybe it gives me credence when I speak from this wheelchair about the sufficiency of God and His word and His grace” (Smith, & Stonestreet, p. 152, 2015). Regardless of how bleak the present may seem, God has a plan for everything, and there is no aspect of my life that His grace will not sustain me. This story reminded me to be grateful in all circumstances, and to find joy in the places the Lord has placed me, even when it is difficult to