Every Christian eventually has an experience that seems totally inconsistent in the life of a child of a loving God. It may involve health, finances, relationships, career, property, or family. Whatever the experience, you will come through it with one nagging question: “Why, Lord?”
That question is acceptable to God; He is not angered by our desire for answers. As an example, Job was never rebuked by God for wanting to understand his own experience. But God did challenge Job’s assumptions. Job thought He knew everything there was to know about God and His ways. Only after an extended period of questioning by God did Job realize He really didn’t know God at all (Job 38-41). Job never received a good answer to his “Why?” question, but he received something better: the realization that God is so big and so wise that whatever He chooses to do will work out best in the end. Job learned what Paul eventually summarized in Romans 8:28: that all things work together for good to them that love God.
If you have a “Why?” question of your own today, instead of seeking an immediate answer, seek the Answerer Himself.
Major League pitcher Dave Dravecky was battling cancer when he said:
