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If I were God
To be completely honest, I have a hard time understanding God at times. He just doesn't always make the decisions I would make if I were in his place. For example, if I were God I wouldn't let it rain over the fields of mean and hateful peasants. Only good and honest peasants would receive rain from me, but the Bible says that God makes his rain fall on the righteous and the unrighteous (Matthew 5,45).
If I were God, only the bad people would die early and the good people would have long, happy lives. But the Bible says that God sometimes lets the righteous perish because they are supposed to escape from evil (Isaiah 57: 1). If I were God, then I would always let everyone know exactly what to expect in the future. There would be no question about what I was thinking of something. It would all be carefully planned and easy to understand. But the Bible says that God only lets us look through a cloudy mirror (1. Corinthians 13:12). If I were God there would be no suffering in this world. But God says that this world does not belong to him, but to the devil, and therefore he does not always step in and let things happen that we cannot understand (2. Corinthians 4:4).
If I were God, then Christians would not be persecuted, after all they are just trying to follow God and do what he tells them to do. But the Bible says that anyone who follows God will be persecuted (2. Timothy 3:12).
If I were God, life's challenges would be equally difficult for everyone. But the Bible says that each of us struggles with different things, and that our struggles are to be fought by us and no one else. (Hebrews 12: 1)
I am not God - fortunately for this world. God has a definite advantage over me: He is omniscient and I am not. Judging by the choices God makes for my life or another person's life is pure stupidity, because only God knows when to receive rain and when not. Only he knows when to live or die. Only he knows when it is good for us to understand things and happenings and when not. Only he knows which fights and challenges bring about the best results in our lives and which do not. Only he knows how he works on us, so that he is glorified.
So it is not about us, only about him and therefore we should throw our eyes on Jesus (Hebrews 12: 2). It is not always easy to obey, but it is still a better alternative than believing that I would do better than God.
by Barbara Dahlgren
