Why?

I suspect that there are more than a few believers that are going through various situations that are making them ask God the question, Why? It could be family related, financial matters, career decisions, even issues related to ministry. But the way things are falling out and going down are challenging you to ask the Lord, Why? Why Lord, did you let it happen this way? Why Lord, haven't you delivered me? Why Lord, am I still sick? Why Lord, am I still broke? Why Lord, didn't I get that promotion? Why? Asking the Lord Why about personal situations is not a problem. Some adhere to the school of thought that you shouldn't ask the Lord, Why; that you shouldn't "question" the Lord. With this I totally disagree. You should exercise the right and the prerogative to ask the Lord Why about what He's Sovereignly allowing to transpire in your life. Just make sure that when you ask Why, that you position yourself to receive God's Answer.

One of the reasons Why things could be going down the way they are is our own Spiritual Negligence. I'm learning more and more that a lot of Christians don't know how to "steward" the Prophetic Word. One thing we know about God is that He is Faithful (1Corinthians 1). He's never going to allow something to "creep up" on His children. It's just not going down like that. Therefore, we have to examine if there might have been a situation where God actually gave us the "heads up" and we just chose to ignore it. I recently received a prophetic word, and at the time I received it, I didn't think the word actually applied to where I was spiritually. I received the Word, but I didn't "steward" it properly from the standpoint of properly preparing for what the Lord was saying to me prophetically. However, in the days to come, I found my self right in the situation for which I had been prophetically warned. The Lord was gracious, but I believe some things could have been avoided if I had not been spiritually negligent regarding the Prophetic Word I had received.

Then there are some things that God is doing on our behalf that we simply don't know about and don't understand. When Job was going through his drama, he often asked the question, Why? Who would've thought that the hell that Job was going through was actually Divinely Sponsored (Job 1). It was Satanically administered, but it was Divinely Sponsored. Never forget that even the devil works for God. Satan can do nothing that God doesn't permit or allow (Job 1). So whatever's going on in your life, even though the devil may be doing it, God is allowing it. And guess what, God loves you! So no matter how painful it is, no matter how hard it is, no matter how rough it is, no matter how unfair it is, God is working it out for your Good (Romans 8). Do you believe that? No, it may not make the situation easier to deal with, but what it ought to give you is Hope. Hope that if God is in control, and He is, and if God only has my best interests at heart, and we know He does, then when you get through this thing, the Blessing you're going to receive is going to be Awesome! Job received a double portion when his testing period was over (Job 42). Endure saints. Your trial is only for a season. And when this season of testing has expired, God will Manifest for you the reason Why.