Mar 18: When Bad Things Happen to Good People

C. S. Lewis once said “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” Lewis was not unacquainted with suffering in his own life. His book A Grief Observed Lewis pours out his heart after the death of his wife, Joy Gresham.

Another man who is acquainted with grief is radio host and author Dawson McAllister. He speaks to an average of half a million listeners per week on his radio show, but in this video he reflects poignantly about his son’s accident. Like Lewis, he is a man who is not a fan of cliches and easy answers, he’d rather grapple honestly with the truth. In dealing with times of suffering he says, “Either you’ll become better, or you’ll become bitter, but you won’t be the same again.”

If it seems like God has been shouting into your life lately rather than whispering, and you’d like someone to talk with about it privately, use this form to talk to an email mentor. It’s entirely free and your information will be kept confidential. You can also take an online study based on this video.

Related reading:
Finding Hope When it Hurts Online Study – An online interactive study on a tough topic.
When Your World Isn’t as it Should Be – What’s wrong with the world? What’s wrong with us?
TheHopeLine – Dawson’s radio show and help line

One Response to “Mar 18: When Bad Things Happen to Good People”

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• M.Paulvijayan says:

  March 23, 2011 at 12:18 am

  Dear bro
  I and my familyt goes to Apostalic Christian Assembly Church
  Iam financial consultant that means no.1 mortgage loans no.2 project loans no.3 foreign investment these are all arranged my friend mr. Sudheer rana ., Iam main mediator I would give the partys to mr. Sudheer rana
  we are all praying every at 3 times some bad creation comes in mymind and after my prayer isvery slowly the god will not give blessings for me and my family., and after my business is not sucess., I haveso many money problems in my family and my personnel.,
  My dear bro pl pray for me and my family
  A lot of business sucess with me
  1. my problem is onehouse and bike and 10 lakhs only the problem will be solved.,
  2.and so many cash in my hand i would give all the ministry through out India., churches and independent churches specificly.,
  Thank You
  BY
  Bro Paulvijayan