When you lose someone

Here is the beginning of question answering time. If you asked a question at the Q&A a while back, check in with this blog and Harvey’s blog for answers to your questions.

Q – Why does God take the people you love away from you? Is he punishing you?

A – This is an interesting question because it is only asked in cultures like the United States where we are fairly consumed by individualism. The question is focused on the self, when in reality God taking a loved one away from you has more to do with that loved one than it does you. We often think of our circumstances from a fairly selfish perspective when life actually isn’t about us.

There is an instance in Scripture where loved ones were taken from a man and that man was center stage. Job had his entire family taken away from him and the testing of his faith was the issue at hand. But for the most part, when a person is taken away from you (I’m assuming you’re referring to death), then you need to realize it has nothing to do with you and everything to do with God. God does everything for his glory, and the timing of people’s deaths fall in line with God seeking glory for himself.

When you lose someone you love you can’t take it personally. God’s plans include you but are not limited to you; he is doing things so big we could never comprehend them.