“Why Me?”

Monday, October 17, 2016

Hi, I had a kidney transplant six years ago, and I am doing fine now.  I have been a faithful servant of God for many years, but I am afraid to go out there and share His good news because I am afraid of one question because I don't know how to answer it: if you have been a faithful christian and if God says He loves you, why didn't God heal YOUR OWN kidneys, so that you didn't have to go through all that dialysis, suffering, and the transplant?  How should I answer this question?  I really don't know the answer.

Sincerely,
On The Mend

Dear On The Mend,

God doesn’t heal everyone’s problems miraculously because there is a purpose to suffering.  As you probably know, after going through difficult struggles, we learn things we could have never learned without those trials.  That is why Paul tells us to rejoice in tribulations because they increase our perseverance and hope (Rom 5:3-5).  The apostle Paul had physical infirmities, and he asked God to heal him; God’s answer was, “No.” (2 Cor 12:7-9)  Eventually, all of our bodies will succumb to sickness and death (Eccl 7:2).  What are important are the lessons we learn between birth and death.  All christians will suffer (Acts 14:22); it is how we react to the suffering that matters.

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