When God doesn't answer prayer.

We all go through pain and suffering at some point in life, some more than others.  We cry out to God for help, for a miracle, for Him to do something, anything to make it go away.  We struggle and get angry even furious with God and wonder why He is not doing anything.  We pout, cry, sob sit in silence and ponder and just stare at nothing in particular, feeling empty.   Why is this happening? I don't understand!


A man on the tv the other night was talking about his dying son and his son wondered why God didn't heal him.  The dad didn't know what to tell the boy.  Later that night while tucking his son into bed he gave this explanation:  son, we are solders of God and as solders we go out into battle, some come home wounded, some come home whole and some don't come home at all.  We all fight together and want to be good solders don't we.  The boy said I'm going to be the best solder and it's ok someday Jesus will take care of it.


One day when he went into work after being up most the night tending to his son he told his secretary to cancel all appointments and he wasn't taking any calls.  He paced his office and started yelling at God and letting God know how angry and upset he was that God wasn't doing anything.  He left the office and just started driving, pounding on the steering wheel going through all the emotions that we go through when we're upset about something.


Finally after the tears dried up he felt a calm and a presence with him and heard this from God; son know that I am with you and I hurt right along with you, I too had to watch my son die, it was so agonizing that I turned the sky dark and made the day night, I couldn't watch, I had to look away.  Just know this every-time you hurt I'm right there with you, when you cry, I cry with you, I feel your pain and know what you are going through.  Understand that I cannot always intervene for if I was always to do that you would not have free will and you must be able to see Satan for who he is and all the ugliness that he brings on this earth.  You see you have a choice weather to serve me or to reject me in times of sorrow and trouble, to rely on me or turn the other way.   Know that I am with you.


After hearing this man's story, listening to what he went through and the answer he got was the answer for me also.  It was so enlightening and comforting to me I wanted to share it so you too could understand why God doesn't always heal.  He hears us and is with us and will be till the end.  Next time you are going through a difficult time remember that God is right there with you carrying you through it.  I know it doesn't feel like it at the time, but He is.


Be still and know that I am God, said the Lord.