I have been doing a lot of thinking about life lately. A good friend of mine has a sister who is in the middle of a fight with breast cancer. She is only 38 and has a 2 year old baby. It does not seem fair that she should have to go through this struggle.

Another friend of mine became a widow at the ripe old age of 24 years. Joyanna and Landon were pastors in New York, and they had their whole lives ahead of them. It doesn’t seem fair that she should have to go through this struggle.

Another friend lost both her father and her husband in one week. They were buried on the same day. It doesn’t seem fair… You get my point.

Life here on earth is full of struggles and trials. It isn’t fair. There is no rhyme or reason for who deals with what… or is there? I firmly believe that God is in control of the situations that we go through. And he cares very much what happens to us. Just like Job, we may not be able to see or understand why something is happening to us, we just have to trust that God is still God and he is taking care of the situation.

The first friend’s sister, who is going through cancer, is not a Christian. Maybe by dealing with a life-threatening illness she will reevaluate what is important and find out that she can approach the throne of God on behalf of her own needs.

The second friend, who is a widow now, many people’s lives were touched by Landon’s life. I don’t know why God took him when he did. I am not sure I will ever understand why God took him home when he did. But God knows, and that is enough for me.

The third friend, who lost both her father and husband, again, I don’t know why God took them. I do know that her husband was sick for a very long time. Maybe God was done seeing him suffer. And her father was killed in a car crash, but not instantly. He had enough time (maybe just enough time) to get himself right with God.

I can’t know for sure why this kind of stuff happens. I can only guess. People like to have explanations. They want to know why the serial murderer started killing. They want to know why that person and not this person has cancer. They want to know that it isn’t going to happen to them. “Well if I eat a certain way…” “Well if I love my kids enough…” You get my drift.

Sorry folks, but there are no guarantees, except in Christ. And really, when you think about it, that is the best guarantee after all.

Matthew 28:20 “… I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.”

Blessings,

Abby