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What is Joni's reponse to the question, "Why is God doing this to me?"
"First, God’s decrees allow for suffering to happen, but he doesn’t “do” it; he doesn’t say into each life a little rain must fall,” and then turn the “hose” in earth’s general direction to see who gets the wettest. He screens every trial, filtering our hardships through His hands, and allowing only certain afflictions to touch us – afflictions which are in complete keeping with His perfect will in our lives. I realize this is hard to swallow for many Christians, but think of the alternative. Think if God didn’t control suffering. Our lives would be much worse – absolutely intolerable – every moment of the day. If God didn’t control suffering, suffering would come at us uncontrolled. I don’t want to live in a world like that! I’d rather take things from the “left hand of God” than no hand at all! In short, he permits what he hates to accomplish what he loves. And what does he love? Christ in us, the hope of glory."


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