Rooted: Where Is God In the Midst of Suffering?

We cannot “” our lives.

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John 16:33 (NIV)
I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”

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Where is God in the midst of suffering?

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Job 1:1 (NIV)
In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil.

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Job 42:2 (NIV)
“I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted.

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Daniel 3:17-18 (NIV)
If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand. But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.”

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John 9:3 (NIV)
“Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.

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