It's an old question. Four thousand years ago, a victim of personal, family, and financial reversals spoke to the silent heavens and pleaded, "Show me why You contend with me. Does it seem good to You that You should oppress, that You should despise the work of Your hands?" (Job 10:2, 3, 8). The questions are still being asked. "Does God hate me? Is this why He is allowing me to suffer like this? Why me and not others?"Life can be hard to understand. In trying to come to grips with the cold realities of our existence, we can easily become frustrated. We long for answers to the immense problem of suffering. We may even wonder if we will ever fully comprehend why bad things happen to good people and why good things happen to bad people. The answers often seem to be elusive, hidden, out-of-reach.
There are answers. Not exhaustive, but enough to keep our pain in perspective. Enough to show us how to put suffering to work for us. This article shows in biblical perspectives some of the reasons for the many painful experiences in life:
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