Trouble times can make
you bitter or better. Maybe the Why Me? question
should be thought of differently. Why not
me? -
should be the question we can ask. Look in Matthew 24:3-14 to see what Jesus had
to say about the subject.
3 “As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of
Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will
this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the
age?”
4 Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you. 5 For
many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many.
6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to
it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to
come. 7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom
against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All
these are the beginning of birth pains.
9 “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death,
and you will be hated by all nations because of me. 10 At
that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each
other, 11 and many false prophets will appear and
deceive many people. 12 Because of the increase of
wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13 but the
one who stands firm to the end will be saved. 14 And
this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony
to all nations, and then the end will come.”
Looks
like we are promised troubled times, but it will lead to Jesus’ return! Our
greatest growth will come from those times we choose to overcome the adversity
and allow our trials to make us better. We all have the choice
to say “Why Me?! - Why am I so blessed?” Even in troubled
times God’s grace is abundant and a blessing. Amen?
