I've spent over twenty-five years trying to understand the ways of God in a fallen world. Why does God act as He does...and, perhaps more pertinent, why does He not act in certain cases?
Often, it has to do with the problem of pain. Trying to accept that we live in a world with free will, tempted and hurting souls, and random events with tragic outcomes (from a car wreck on a Thanksgiving night seven years ago...to a earthquake that shook a nation and still is being felt)
Addiction. A lot more complicated than just the Pauline lament of Romans 7. Lives cut short - whether directly or indirectly. Families rocked, shattered by the scars and ripple effects that extend far beyond oneself.
And as I look at the end of the road...
what did it cost us...
would he still be here...
how different would it have been...
and now it's too late...
"Damn addiction. Damn the devil. And damn God for not doing something about it."
Doug used to ask those questions about addiction. It took a long time for him to realize the answer.
ReplyDeleteAnd, what was the answer?
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