I have been asked and heard the question asked several times, “If God is so good why does God allow so much evil in the world?” Answers vary on this query and many times are laced with theological complexities that confuse most people. I enjoy these types of questions that doubt the simple nature of the Creator.
Why does God allow evil in the world?
He does not allow. We do. We create the negativity and we distribute it around the world. So often those that question God believe Him to be in charge of the world. On the contrary, we are in charge. We inherited a perfect world as a gift from the Creator. If our will as a community of human children was to return the world to its perfect state all we need do is good by each other the world would slowly heal.
Another common question is, “Why doesn't God just fix it?”
Remember this is our world, and if God repaired our every little mess we’d be nothing more than His slaves or He ours.
One of the greatest gifts endowed to us is free will. When we use our free will to doubt the Creator or behave negatively, we invite evil into our life. God will do what we as a single body of believers ask of Him. Indeed we can fix our problems. Every single one. The real problem is we don't truly believe we can. There are so many doubters, so many antagonists, and so few of faith. Our world is saturated with problems and few solutions. These issues are not of great concern for those that live by faith, they know the world is not right and they understand why. They pray that the world receives forgiveness and redemption. People of faith know that fault lies with us all; a community of God created beings.
I cannot speak for the masses but rather only for myself. I know the day is coming when the Truth will stand before all of us and ask a simple and poignant question, “Why do you not have faith in your Father in Heaven?”
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