Divine help

[Desperado91]

In most cases, it seems God doesn't save us from our suffering by changing our external situation but by increasing our fortitude to live with the suffering thereby reducing its hold over us.

[MindfulMoment]

I think God allows certain things (good and bad) to show us His goodness, teach us and prepare us for things. I also think He has a higher purpose in all things. I used to think my suffering was a crisis in my faith, like God was punishing me. Now I believe it’s is a symptom of living in a fallen world. But if we will draw near to Him, He will help us through it.

[sabres4love in reply to MindfulMoment]

This is beautiful and spot on! I struggle with thinking I must have done something wrong to have this anxiety. However, I do believe everything happens for a reason and that there must be a greater purpose for as to why this is happening. Trying to figure out what to do/learn from it is the tough part.

[MindfulMoment in reply to sabres4love]

Sometimes we don’t get to know the why. That’s why He gets to be God and not us. Sometimes the higher purpose doesn’t even have anything to do with us. I accept my Father’s good and perfect will especially when I don’t understand it. It doesn’t make my struggle any less but knowing He is with me is enough. It’s not for us to decide. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, blessed be the name of the Lord.

[mizzou7016]

It is a very slippery slope...some days my fortitude is astounding and I can survive or withstand anything...some days my fortitude goes out the window. The unpredictability of my work plays a vital role in my fortitude....always try to go with the flow

[Shnookie]

This has been brought u on HU a number of times. There are members here who do not believe in God or a higher power. I am Jewish and believe in only one God. My relationship with God is very personal and extremely complicated. My father, aunt and grandparents were Holocaust survivors and basically 95%!of my family was slaughtered by the Nazis. This is not the forum to bring up a belief in God. And by one of the responses invoking HIS NAME it becomes more problematic for people like me to read. There is a need for tolerance on HU.