Explore God wk3

Why Does God Allow Pain & Suffering?

Why does God allow pain and suffering? According to Barna, this is the number one question that people want to ask God. Chances are you’ve asked it yourself. Why would a good God allow things like natural disasters, and cancer, and the death of a child? Why do bad things happen to good people? Well this morning we’re going to look at the life of a man named Job. If anyone ever had to endure pain and suffering, it was Job. Job was a good man. He is described as “blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.” (Job 1:1) And yet Job lost everything but his life. How could God allow that! But God had a purpose for Job’s suffering. From Job’s story we learn that we won’t always know why we suffer, but we are confident God does.