Article for Bethlehem Matrimonial May 2014
God! Why does this happen to us?! What have we
done wrong to be treated like this?! Of all the people around, why is that it
is only us who suffer?!
Sounds familiar? Have you ever asked yourself these
questions? Before trying to find an answer for this, let me take you to the
life of Mr.& Mrs. Alex. Just like you see in most of the middle class
families with an employed couple, they lived their life from a fixed source of
income. Family budgets were usually planned with an amount set aside as savings
for future. Any unanticipated expense directly impacted their budget. They
lived their life thus, strongly backed by their belief in God with regular
visits to church and following the advices from the leaders thereof.
Life was thus going on when something quite
unpleasant happened which derailed a lot of plans Alex and wife had. The
apartment in the metro city they stayed increased the rents exponentially. The
rental increase was beyond their capability and they had no other option but to
find a less expensive accommodation. The couple had recently become parents of
a lovely baby girl and the little one had not even turned one. They were quite
new to the city as well and a move will definitely burn a hole on their future
plans. On top of all the expenses related to shifting,matters were more
difficult with the baby being quite small.
Needless to say both Alex and wife were totally
disappointed to have something like this happening to them. To them it was a
moment when their caring Lord seems to have deserted them. Why on earth
otherwise will this have to happen when they recently shifted to this city and had
a baby as well? Why is God turning His eyes from them? They became quite
rebellious in their thoughts and with each passing day the gap widened between
the Creator and them.
Things became even worse with the new apartment
offering lesser facilities. Everything appeared to be going wrong with this
shift. They longed for their previous apartment where life was much better. Complaints
rained down to create a tsunami of negative thoughts in their minds. Life took
a very bad U turn with visits to church literally non-existent and all they did
was to constantly complain about this unwelcome change in the life.
A few months went by; Alex and his wife became
indifferent to their new life. It started raining one day and the days that
followed saw one of the most torrential rains the city ever had in its history.
One of these days, Alex woke up and fetched the newspaper as usual. He was
taking a look at the front page news when his wife got him a cup of tea. She
saw his face turning pale and watched with horror as his expression turned to
the most dreadful one she had ever seen in their life. He showed her the paper
and her eyes were greeted by the terrifying news about their old apartment.Standing
like a haunted house, one third of the building was missing with the heavy
rains that lashed the city taking down with it a part of the building including
the side of the apartment where they stayed. The further details in the news
said thirty people were killed including two babies; both were less than a year
old!
Many times we feel things are going wrong in
our lives. What we forget is the bigger truth that there is someone up there
who has a better view on your lives. He knows what is best for you! Next time
when you are faced with a difficult situation remember this famous quote,
“Someday everything will all make perfect sense. So for now, laugh at the
confusion, smile through the tears and keep reminding yourself that everything
happens for a reason”! Learn to season yourself to that thinking. God bless you!
