Why does God make me suffer while he gives blessings to everyone around me? Continuously suffer from mental ill-health, physical ill-health, and other drama? Whereas other Christians get the best marks at university, the best jobs, and do not suffer from mental and/or physical pain. What with my dental problems lucky if I have any teeth left now.
So why should I believe in God?
Answer me honestly.
Why?
Sorry to hear you are suffering, Hidden. Sometimes things that happen to us make our lives look like nothing but one long trail of continuing pain and misery, both now and in the projected future. It can be really hard to see how things can be any different when you're in it.
A Christian counselor told me to write down 5 things I'm thankful for first thing every morning, before I even ask God for anything. It can be anything at all...sunshine, a little less pain, a sweet pet, good cup of coffee, family, friends, roof over my head, food in the house, the leaves on the trees, that Christ died for me (too), a new day (beginning)...anything, just to break the negative thought pattern. It can be some of the same things the next day...
Sounds kind of simplistic, but when I actually began doing it faithfully, life began to look a little better. Things didn't seem so hard and it was easier to see some of the things he has
already done for me, and to see the ways that God really must love me. I was then able to remember His faithfulness, even when hard things are happening. It has also helped to change my focus to write down 5 things I'm thankful for about the day before going to sleep.
God didn't promise us that if we follow Him everything in our lives would be easy. But He didn't tell us that
everything was going to be difficult either. He did promise to be with us and help us through it all, and to give us hope for a future.