Instead of blaming the Lord, bless Him today.
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. And Miriam just wrote me this question on Facebook, she said: “How can I process tragedies in my life without blaming God?” Her question touched me; cause I, too, was once tempted to blame God for my accident and resulting paralysis. But as I told Miriam, to blame God is to assume that He has done something wrong – now let’s remember that humans brought sin and suffering on ourselves; we were the ones who broke the contract back in the Garden of Eden, not God. Besides, God is not only good, He is consummately compassionate. He knows all about suffering. He wrote the book on it and He called it Jesus. Believe me, when they hang you on a cross like meat on a hook, you’ve got the last word on suffering. And the really beautiful thing? John 3:16 tells us that Christ is the one who took the blame for us. Wow! So rather than blame, let’s today bless the Lord.
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