{"id":4784,"date":"2023-04-10T01:08:32","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T06:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/?page_id=4784"},"modified":"2023-04-10T01:09:45","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T06:09:45","slug":"god-doesnt-care-when-i-suffer-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/zh_cn\/2023-spring-essc-physicalwellness-3\/god-doesnt-care-when-i-suffer-2\/","title":{"rendered":"God Doesn&#8217;t Care When I Suffer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4784\" class=\"elementor elementor-4784\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee38284 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee38284\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7fc8c7\" data-id=\"e7fc8c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00b2299 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"00b2299\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"trp_language_switcher_shortcode\">\n<div class=\"trp-language-switcher trp-language-switcher-container\" data-no-translation >\n    <div class=\"trp-ls-shortcode-current-language\">\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"trp-ls-shortcode-disabled-language trp-ls-disabled-language\" title=\"\u7b80\u4f53\u4e2d\u6587\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault()\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"trp-flag-image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/translatepress-multilingual\/assets\/images\/flags\/zh_CN.png\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" alt=\"zh_CN\" title=\"\u7b80\u4f53\u4e2d\u6587\"> \u7b80\u4f53\u4e2d\u6587\t\t<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"trp-ls-shortcode-language\">\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"trp-ls-shortcode-disabled-language trp-ls-disabled-language\"  title=\"\u7b80\u4f53\u4e2d\u6587\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault()\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"trp-flag-image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/translatepress-multilingual\/assets\/images\/flags\/zh_CN.png\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" alt=\"zh_CN\" title=\"\u7b80\u4f53\u4e2d\u6587\"> \u7b80\u4f53\u4e2d\u6587\t\t<\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/zh_cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4784#TRPLINKPROCESSED\" title=\"English\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"trp-flag-image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/translatepress-multilingual\/assets\/images\/flags\/en_US.png\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" alt=\"en_US\" title=\"English\"> English        <\/a>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/zh_cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4784#TRPLINKPROCESSED\" title=\"\u7e41\u9ad4\u4e2d\u6587\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"trp-flag-image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/translatepress-multilingual\/assets\/images\/flags\/zh_TW.png\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" alt=\"zh_TW\" title=\"\u7e41\u9ad4\u4e2d\u6587\"> \u7e41\u9ad4\u4e2d\u6587        <\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <script type=\"application\/javascript\">\n        \/\/ need to have the same with set from JS on both divs. Otherwise it can push stuff around in HTML\n        var trp_ls_shortcodes = document.querySelectorAll('.trp_language_switcher_shortcode .trp-language-switcher');\n        if ( trp_ls_shortcodes.length > 0) {\n            \/\/ get the last language switcher added\n            var trp_el = trp_ls_shortcodes[trp_ls_shortcodes.length - 1];\n\n            var trp_shortcode_language_item = trp_el.querySelector( '.trp-ls-shortcode-language' )\n            \/\/ set width\n            var trp_ls_shortcode_width                                               = trp_shortcode_language_item.offsetWidth + 16;\n            trp_shortcode_language_item.style.width                                  = trp_ls_shortcode_width + 'px';\n            trp_el.querySelector( '.trp-ls-shortcode-current-language' ).style.width = trp_ls_shortcode_width + 'px';\n\n            \/\/ We're putting this on display: none after we have its width.\n            trp_shortcode_language_item.style.display = 'none';\n        }\n    <\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<br><\/br><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0df8853 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0df8853\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u201cThere\u2019s too much suffering.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><p>We live in an imperfect world, and many things are simply beyond our control. You might be going through a painful illness. People get mugged on the streets. Our loved ones may die unexpectedly. Families lose everything in an earthquake. Countless children die in wars.<\/p><p>Our suffering might make us question God\u2019s love and power. But through it all, God suffers with us each time we are hurt. More than that, he has dealt with the root cause of suffering itself.<\/p><p><strong>\u201cWhy is there suffering at all?\u201d<\/strong><\/p><p>There are two causes to suffering: one physical, one moral.<\/p><p>On the one hand, we\u2019re innocent victims of physical evil. For example, when you get really sick, you suffer, but it\u2019s nobody\u2019s fault.<\/p><p>On the other hand, we\u2019re active agents of moral evil. This may sound like a harsh statement, but it comes from the fact that we have free will. Everyday we\u2019re free to make decisions, and we might do the wrong thing. Sometimes we pay the price. Sometimes others pay the price.<\/p><p>Evil and malice often overpower us, even though our conscience tells us to do good. Have you ever been spiteful, however briefly, toward someone you love? Sometimes we just can\u2019t help ourselves. So we add to the suffering in the world, without the power to end it. Even though we can\u2019t be individually blamed for everything that\u2019s wrong, the entire human race suffers because of moral evil.<\/p><p>But why are there physical and moral evil? Because we are separated from God. We as the human race have turned away from him. And without God\u2019s protection and guidance, evil prevails in the physical world and in the human heart. That\u2019s why we suffer.<\/p><p><strong>\u201cGod isn\u2019t doing anything about suffering.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><p>Actually, God already has done something. He came into the world as Jesus and suffered life\u2019s hardships with us. On the cross, he paid the ultimate price for human evil: death and complete severance from God.<\/p><p>God has defeated evil through Jesus Christ. If we believe in Jesus, one day \u201che will wipe every tear from our eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain\u201d (Revelation 21:4).<\/p><p>Even today, he can give us the same victory and help each one of us through our sorrows in life. How do we know? Because Jesus was resurrected. When we believe in Jesus, our old, weak, error-prone self dies with him and we are resurrected into a new life. Then we no longer fear suffering because Jesus strengthens us, comforts us, and gives us peace.<\/p><p><strong>\u201cWhy doesn\u2019t God end my suffering now?\u201d<\/strong><\/p><p>You may have seen a loving parent let a toddler try to walk on its own. The baby might fall and cry, and the mom or dad naturally feels for the child. But isn\u2019t that how we learn to walk?<\/p><p>Through our suffering, God lets us see the truth about our predicament. When we realize that we need help to get away from the world\u2019s evil and from our own weaknesses, we learn to turn to him. If we ask him for help, God will respond.<\/p><p>Suffering is a sad part of life, but God can make it a good thing. When we believe in Jesus, our suffering and troubles become light and momentary, because they are \u201cachieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all\u201d (2 Corinthians 4:17).<\/p><p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p><p>Jesus came to this world to offer you a gift: true peace and joy in all circumstances and a real hope of heaven. The first step to accepting this gift is to believe that he did all this for you. Ask him to forgive your mistakes and change your life for the better. If you are determined to be freed from evil and its suffering, Jesus will show you how.<\/p><p>So what is your response? Will you remain at the mercy of evil, or will you follow God, who can carry you through today&#8217;s troubles and into a lasting peace?<\/p><p>&#8220;Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest\u2026 I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.\u201d<\/p><p>\u2013 Jesus Christ<\/p><p>(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ia.tjc.org\/elibrary\/ContentDetail.aspx?ItemID=1082&amp;langid=1\">TJC.org<\/a>)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb0255 elementor-button-success elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1cb0255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/tjc-chicago.org\/physical-wellness\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\"><b>Back<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThere\u2019s too much suffering.\u201d We live in an imperfect world, and many things are simply beyond our control. You might be going through a painful illness. People get mugged on the streets. Our loved ones may die unexpectedly. Families lose everything in an earthquake. Countless children die in wars. 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