Why Does God Allow Disaster?

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The headlines in today’s news scream of the disaster around the world, the unfair suffering, horrific circumstances, astounding loss of life. Why does such disaster strike? Where is God in all of this? Take this study and gain insight in the crisis situations of life.

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1. What emotions overtake you as you read the newspaper headlines that speak of disaster around the world? More thoughts...

God created each of our emotions. He knows how we feel when a major disaster strikes. How do you think he feels when something he has created has to be destroyed?

2. What is the worst disaster/painful experience that you have had in your life? What did you do? More thoughts...

What’s your fist reaction when you hear about a devastating event? How is this reaction negative/positive to the situation? How can you put your trust in God?

3. Where does the world find comfort when life doesn’t seem fair? Where do you find comfort? More thoughts...

How can seeking comfort from God be meaningful?

4. Where do you place your anchor when life’s stresses and disasters hit? More thoughts...

God is a solid anchor, in whom we can place our trust. Read Psalm 18:2. How can God be a sturdy rock in our lives?

5. Despair overtakes us when we hear of world disasters. What can draw us back to contentment and peace? More thoughts...

What makes you content in life? Who/what do you turn to when you feel devastated and at loss? What things in life bring us lasting peace?

6. Why do we feel God owes us answers to life’s disasters? If God is a loving God, why does He allow such things as war, natural disasters or terrorist crisis to happen in this world? More thoughts...

God uses disasters to bring us closer to Him. Sometimes, they can be a wake up call for us to rely more heavily on Him.

7. How does one find security in an insecure world? Is there a sure source of peace available to us in today’s world? More thoughts...

God is the only source of peace that will ever fully satisfy us. Read John 14:27.

8. How can you learn to fully trust God? More thoughts...

Spending time in prayer and God’s in word will help you to rely on him more. How can putting your trust in God make you feel at ease?

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