God punishes (Hebrews 12)
But did God punish me for my sin. people have told me that his punishes to teach us becuz he loves us and all things will eventually work out but its so hard for me to believe this. i want to give up hope sometimes becuz i dont understand how i can get pregnant just like that when before i would try and pray and pray about it. its a downer.... i love God and i suffer becuz of my actions every single day and i dont understand.
Did God punish you for your sin? Well we don't nor can we know for sure if He did, but what we do know is that God punishes those He loves. Hebrews 12 Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 For consider him who has endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, that you don’t grow weary, fainting in your souls. 4 You have not yet resisted to blood, striving against sin; 5 and you have forgotten the exhortation which reasons with you as with children,“My son, don’t take lightly the chastening of the Lord,nor faint when you are reproved by him;6
For whom the Lord loves, he chastens,and scourges every son whom he receives.”*7 It is for discipline that you endure. God deals with you as with children, for what son is there whom his father doesn’t discipline? 8 But if you are without discipline, of which all have been made partakers, then are you illegitimate, and not children. 9 Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live? 10 For they indeed, for a few days, punished us as seemed good to them; but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness. 11 All chastening seems for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been exercised thereby. 12 Therefore lift up the hands that hang down and the feeble knees, † 13 and make straight paths for your feet,‡ so that which is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed. 14 Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord, 15 looking carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it; 16 lest there be any sexually immoral person, or profane person, like Esau, who sold his birthright for one meal. 17 For you know that even when he afterward desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for a change of mind though he sought it diligently with tears. 18 For you have not come to a mountain that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and to blackness, darkness, storm, 19 the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which those who heard it begged that not one more word should be spoken to them, 20 for they could not stand that which was commanded, “If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned§ ”;** 21 and so fearful was the appearance, that Moses said, “I am terrified and trembling...
Will all things eventually work out? The Scripture says "All things work together for good to those who love God" And if you want encouragement here Read the last two chapters of the Bible. I strongly suggest it.
When you say, "its a downer...." in your message I can't help but think you're one of the many Christians who were taught one way or another that only good things happen to God's chosen people. That's certainly not the case. Life happens. Whether you're a follower of Christ or not. Angels are not here to make sure life's hardships don't reach us, they are here to fight powers of evil and occasionally give a message from God or perform a miracle. Take a look at these powerful Scriptures. 2 Timothy 3:12 Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. 1 Thessalonians 3:4 For most certainly, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction, even as it happened, and you know. Hebrews 11:25 choosing rather to share ill treatment with God’s people, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time. Seeing a pattern? Being godly means suffering is supposed to happen. If you aren't godly then suffering can still come to you just like any other purpose, it just comes from our own stupidity instead of a servitude for God. Being rebellious to God is going to backfire either way, whether its hear on earth or when we're judged on Judgement Day.
i would love to find out that it is my husbands and this happened to save my marriage but i dont know.
Anyone would. But you don't know what? Are you doubting God's goodness? It happens to the best of us. Even John the Baptist doubted God's goodness and He was the most holy human except Jesus. Trust me, if God set up creation to be very good in the beginning and promised it was going to be better at the end, I would trust Him. Remember we are in the middle of those to things, so it's the most difficult time to believe that God is good, because creation messed itself up so bad. Wait for God to fix it. The day will come! Keep hope, and keep seeking God!
