Have you ever said, “God, I thought you loved me?”Maybe you’re reading this today, and you’re in a dark place of suffering. And you can’t understand why. Maybe you feel like God has abandoned you. Or hates you. Or is punishing you.Those are honest, raw questions — the kind that keep us awake at night and leave us staring at the ceiling, wondering how a good God could let this happen. God, if you’re so good, why am I suffering?If you’ve ever whispered those words (or shouted them in your car), you are not alone. We all have times of pain, asking God to explain a life that feels unexplainable.Here’s the hard reality: Nowhere in scripture does God promise us that by making good, godly choices, we’ll avoid suffering in this life.Jesus said, “Here on ea
