Why God?Why?

"Where do the wars and where do the conflicts among you come from?"

(James 4:1)

In this time of so many tragic news happening around the world every single day, where is God and why is He not helping those in need? Why are innocent lives being taken away just like that, are their lives not as precious as ours You give? With all these doubts and sadness in my heart, I kept asking why. And today through the Word of God, I think God has answered my doubt .

Wouldnt we all like to know? We see our world torn apart by war. We see conflicts at all levels of society, as well as divisions that threaten to destroy our families. Civilizations have been dealing with conflict in one form or another since history began. Of course, there are often complex political reasons, but James cuts through all these arguments and tells us that conflict stems from sin—from those things within us that are at enmity with God.

We may not always acknowledge it, but a war is raging right now in each of our hearts! Our desires for the things of God are directly opposed to our desires for the things of this world (Galatians 5:16-17). As we contend with these dueling desires, the internal conflict can make its way out and cause strife with others. No one is exempt from this tension: Even the disciples were arguing about who was the greatest! (Mark 9:33-34)

So whats the answer? Should we just throw up our hands and resign ourselves to a life of battles and wars? Absolutely not! James outlines two key steps to overcoming this conflict: We must submit ourselves to God, and resist the devil. If we come to God, he will come to us (James 4:7-8). Before we can take any of those steps, however, we first have to look within ourselves and recognize the struggle we are facing. When weve realized we cant deal with it on our own, then we are ready to ask God for help!

If you want peace in the world, start by building peace in your own life. Humbly turn your heart to God, and by his power resist the passions that seek to pull you away from him. If you do, you will see victory little by little. You will become more peaceful as you become more closely attached to Jesus, the Prince of Peace. Then, the people in your family, at work, and in your community will be drawn to you as they sense that peace—and theyll start to change too. As the old song says, peace on earth really can“begin with me!”

“Lord, as you calmed the Sea of Galilee, please calm the storms within me. Let your peace abide in my heart and become a beacon to those around me! I would also like to lift up prayers for all the victims and their families of the recent strings of natural disasters that has been happening. Strengthen and comfort them as they go through this painful and agonizing time of loss and emptiness. Build them up with love, courage and peace Lord. Amen.”