Sunday Worship!

Oh, I love Sundays! Going to Church and worshiping God is the best day of week. I do enjoy worshiping God on other days, too; however, it is just awesome when you join together with other believers and sing praises to God. There is nothing like it! It was an awesome service today. Good songs, great singing and an incredible sermon. Why is there pain in this world? Why do we have to go through pain? Why doesn't God take away pain? He can in one word remove it but why doesn't He? The big question we all ask is "why, Lord, why?"
I loved our preachers approach....why ask why. According to the scriptures...He doesn't have to tell us and most of the time He won't tell us. He does what is pleasing to Him. Why look at the things we don't know; let just focus on the things we do know! We know...that God loves us, we know that God sent His son to die for us, and we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.
4 reasons God may allow pain:
1) Sometimes God brings pain into our life for no other reason than to cause us to draw close to Him.
2) Sometimes God brings pain into our life to discipline us.
3) Sometimes God brings pain into our life so that we can help someone else who finds themselves in a similar situation.
4) Sometimes the pain we go through makes no sense at all.
In the end, our prayers will be answered but maybe not in the way we expect it! What a great perspective! Then in our kids devotional tonight...the story and scripture were on the stars. How God named each star and calls them out at night one by one...then author asked the question...If He cares about the stars that much then how much does He care about you? WOW! Romans 8:28 We KNOW that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. Think about that for a while! Do you know how much God loves you?