Do Good People Suffer?

Do Good People Suffer?

Priscilla entered university and fought her way into a highly competitive scholars programme — only 3% of students were accepted each year. Grateful, she gave a testimony at her cell group. But soon after, she received two warning letters for poor grades and faced removal from the programme.

She had done her best. She reviewed her study habits, managed her time better, and even asked for a marking review. Nothing changed. Confused and angry, she regretted giving her testimony and began to blame God.

Her search for answers led her to Philip Yancey’s book Disappointment with God, and through it, to the book of Job (Bible). She learned three things from the scripture:

1. Upright people suffer too. Job was blameless, yet he lost everything. Not all suffering is punishment for sin.

2. Our response to suffering matters. Job’s test was to keep trusting God. Our faithfulness in hard seasons can refine us and please God.

3. Some things we will never fully understand. God did not explain Job’s suffering; He revealed Himself. As R.C. Sproul writes, we are not asked to trust a plan, but a Person.

Priscilla chose to keep serving in church while bringing her doubts and fears honestly to God. By His grace, her grades improved in her third semester — but more importantly, her faith grew deeper and more resilient.

The lesson: when life does not go as expected, it is okay to bring disappointment to God. He can handle our questions. And in time, He often uses those very struggles to strengthen the foundation of our faith.

Source: YMI

By Priscilla G., Singapore

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