Why Has God Made My Life So Hard?
October 2, 2007 by mariaisabelmatus
just
want to share what i have received from my email a few days ago.. i
somehow think that this applies not to me, but to everyone of us.. so,
enjoy… may we all be blessed.. 
Why Has God Made My Life So Hard?
By Billy Graham, Tribune Media Services
Life has always been a struggle for me, and it still is, especially
financially. I know God loves me, but sometimes I wonder why He’s never
given me very much. Some people I know don’t care anything about God,
and yet they seem to have it all. Do you have any explanation for this?
– Mrs. J.H.
A:
We sometimes forget that life for the vast majority of people on this
planet is hard — very hard. In my travels across the world, I have
seen terrible poverty, and the Bible says that God has a special
concern for those who struggle just to survive one more day.
Why
do some people have so little while others have so much? I honestly
don’t have an answer to that question — not fully. But what I do know
is that possessions and wealth can become a barrier between us and God — and nothing could be more serious.
After
all, who is really richer: a wealthy person who cares nothing for God,
or a poor person who loves God and walks with Christ every day? Jesus
told us to beware of "the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things (that) come in and choke the word (of God)"
(Mark 4:19). The Bible also warns us against envy and greed.
It’s
not necessarily wrong to want to better ourselves, of course — as long
as we don’t let things take the place of God. The key is to put Christ
first in our lives, and to trust Him for everything we need. The Bible
says, "Keep your lives free from the love of money
and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I
leave you; never will I forsake you’" (Hebrews 13:5). Is Christ first
in your life?
