Tragedies happen all the time; when sin entered into the world so did horrible things such as earthquakes. Haiti was hit with a 7.0 earthquake that killed thousands, injured many, left houses completely destroyed, orphaned children, and dramatically changed the lives of the people in Haiti. When I think of this horrible thing that happened it breaks my heart. I can’t even imagine how I would feel if something like that happened here in Riverside.
Christ does everything for a reason
Maybe it was to stretch the faith of people in Haiti, or maybe it was to give people in Haiti no choose but to cling to Him, or maybe it was because us as Christians too often find ourselves in the comfort of our apartment or of our University and Christ wanted to give us a wake up call that there our people out there besides the people in our own little bubble. We will never know why Christ does things such as this earthquake. I do believe that a tragedy such as this gives Christians opportunities to show the love of Christ here on this earth. Thousands of people have taken the trip to Haiti to help in whatever way they can, while others have donated their money to help in this disaster, also it has given Christians the opportunity to get down on their knees and pray for these people of Haiti and thank the Lord for the life and the comforts that we have here in the USA. However we decided to handle this situation, as individuals, is all different, but I believe that Christ does things such shake the world so that are faith is shaken as well. Christ does not want a bunch of luke warm Christians running around; He wants us to be completely on fire for Him, and if this earthquake caused even one person to cling closer to Him then this earthquake was well worth it in the Kingdom of Heaven! And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28
Romans 8:28
God is doing good things through this tragedy for those who love Him!
5 comments:
I enjoyed you post!!! It does make you think about what would happen if something of that scale would happen here in Riverside. What would it make us do? How would we react? Crazy stuff!!!
I am so grateful that someone can see God's good in this. So refreshing! :)
It's so difficult to find God in some situations, but it's also a comfort to know that whether we see it or not He is present and working. I enjoyed your post.
It's truly amazing how you're still able to see the Glory of God in the midst of tragedy. More often than not, I find myself often getting caught up in the negative when disasters happen and so many people get hurt. However, your ability to praise God even in times of suffering is truly inspiring and I really appreciated this post.
i agree that sometimes is hard to see what God really wants to happen when he allows tragedy to strike. I do know that he has a plan for those people and there is a reason why he had that happen. Let's hope as christians we can follow what he is trying to say and not just let this opportunity of learning pass us by. great blog :]
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