Better Questions

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort. He comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any kind of affliction, through the comfort we ourselves receive from God. For as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, so our comfort overflows through Christ. If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which is experienced in the endurance of the same sufferings that we suffer. And our hope for you is firm, because we know that as you share in the sufferings, so you will share in the comfort.
(2 Corinthians 1:3-7 Holman Christian Standard Bible ©®)

How much more awesome would our lives be, if we started asking better questions when things go wrong? Instead of “What did I do to deserve this?”, suppose we asked, “What can I learn from this that will give me a blessing I will be able to share with someone I will meet or someone I already love who is going to experience this?” Maybe our question could be, “Lord, how can I use this difficulty to become more like You, or to have a deeper, closer relationship with You?

Sure – go ahead – be awesome!