Lord_man
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RE: Why the pain and sufferings? A very close friend of mine who is also a Christian asked me why are there still pain and sufferings and why didn't God just rescue us from this reality? Admittedly, I do struggle with this and I believe many Christians around the world do so too. We need to understand and teach that Jesus Christ came into a world which is full of pain and sufferings and He is here to give us strength and courage to face that reality of life and He wants us to trust and allow Him to 'raise' us over and above such reality. Jesus himself had to go through the pain and sufferings and even face death at the cross for the sins of the world. He could have asked God the Father (which indeed He did) to rescue Him from the cross, BUT ultimately He prayed that the Father's will be done and not His. He trusted and obeyed the Father even to death and was raised from death. We need to understand that God knows exactly what is good for each and everyone of us and He has the 'bird