So often people will struggle with God's existence or with His character because of the horrors we see in the world around us. We cry foul because of the way people are behaving, with the way some are in such dire need or because of the despair that is caused by calamity and disease. This is one of the primary reasons the people head towards atheism, because they cannot believe in a god who would allow such horrible things to go on. They may end up in the atheistic camp where they deny God exists, or they may become an agnostic, where they believe God is out there somewhere but that He is far removed and does not really care.
But what is True? What is the deeper reality and the honest answer to questions like these? Well I believe that we need to explore the options a bit first.
Option 1 - The world is a mess therefore God does not exist because if He did then He would fix it.
Problems - This option is actually a crying out of the inner being for God to do something. This in its very essence is a recognition of God being there. If God truly does not exists then what happens here in this world and our lives really does not matter. We are all just atoms formed in people and we will die and turn to dust and it will continue on, the strong will survive and the weak will perish.
Option 2 - The world is a mess there fore God just does not care, because if He did he would fix it.
Problems - This option is another cry for God to do something yet filled with a belief that He just does not care to. This is rooted not in Truth or logic but in the hurt people are feeling and seeing. This belief system is actually based in a form of humanism. It is a belief that the world and our existence is all about us, and God should make our lives better. It is almost an attitude of "god owes us" or that he should do our bidding. If this is true then we are all in a lot of trouble. If God is there but He is not involved or cares about us, then He is not happy with us. We are on the wrong side of God and that is a bad place to be. If God is there to do our bidding and make our lives better, we are also in trouble because the mess in this world is because people have been making the decisions and seeking to make their lives better. If God did our bidding then it would be much much worse, people would still be self seeking and have the power of God to help their selfishness. Pretty scary stuff. So glad it is not True.
Option 3 - The world is a mess and God is here, He cares, He has a plan and a way for us to make things better. The world is a messed up place because people have made a mess of it, we are selfish and sinful and because of that we have caused a lot of suffering and pain in this world. The reality of this option is that "we" are the problem with the world and God has a solution for us, it is found in His Word, the Bible, and is all about Jesus.
Problems - the problems with this option are the reality that as people we do not like the idea that God is supreme and we are not. we do not like the idea that the mess is our fault and we need God to work in our lives and through that work we can become a part of the solution. It is a solution that requires us to acknowledge that we have sinned and that our sin has caused problems. We then need to ask God to forgive us for messing up His world (yeah it is not ours it is His), and we need to agree that Jesus, through His finished work of dying on the cross to pay the penalty for our sin and rising to life again in victory, is to be the Lord of our life. Very briefly this is what we call salvation, it is by the Grace of God through Faith in what He has done for us. I would encourage you to read more about it in the Bible.
we need to understand that this broken and messed up world will not be fixed because God intervenes. God already did intervene and has made a way for us to be reconciled to Him through Jesus. This is the only real answer to solve all our issues. It is where we find the foundation for making this world a place that God designed it to be.
We are the problem - God is the solution.
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