Questions & Answers

In the Category: The God Who Reigns

#REIGN11 Who reigns over suffering? The Lord God Almighty reigns over every moment of suffering; nothing happens apart from His sovereign will.
#REIGN12 Is God good even when we suffer? Yes. God is always good and does good, even when His purposes are hidden from our sight.
#REIGN13 Does God control all suffering? Yes. God ordains the limits, duration, and purpose of every trial, and He turns even evil for the good of His people.
#REIGN14 Can anything happen to the believer by chance? Nothing comes by chance; all things are directed by the hand of our loving Father.
#REIGN15 Does God owe us explanations for our suffering? No. God is not obligated to explain His ways, but He invites us to trust His character when we cannot trace His hand.
#REIGN16 Is God distant in our suffering? Never. He is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.
#REIGN17 How does God relate to human pain? He enters into our pain through the incarnation of His Son, who knows our weakness and carries our sorrows.
#REIGN18 Does God delight in our suffering? No. God does not delight in the suffering itself but in the holy fruit it produces—trust, humility, endurance and hope.
#REIGN19 How should we view the providence of God in suffering? With reverence and rest, knowing that His providence is neither blind fate nor cold determinism, but the wise care of a loving Father.
#REIGN20 What truth anchors the believer's heart in affliction? That God reigns, God is good, God is near, and God will not waste one tear of His redeemed children.