"In all their affliction He was afflicted, and the angel of His presence saved them. In His love and His compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old." (Isaiah 63:9)

Why does the Lord allow affliction in our lives?

First: The Lord allows affliction in our lives because sometimes in the midst of this world we abandon our love for the Lord and allow the world and its desires to control us. The Lord allows affliction so that we may return to the embrace of the Father so that the purpose of our lives may be fulfilled and so that we may know the true meaning of life.

Second: The Lord allows affliction so that He may draw our attention to the wrong things in our lives that we still hold on to.

Third: The Lord allows hardships to break things that prevent blessing in our lives such as: pride, stubbornness, love of appearance, love of grandeur, gossip, jealousy, envy, laziness and wasting time on silly things ..... etc.

Fourth: The Lord allows hardships to shape us to be similar to the image of the Holy Jesus - so that we learn how to surrender all things to the hand of the Lord and rest "He delivered us, and we were carried." (Acts 27:15).

Fifth: The Lord allows hardships so that we learn that the problem of our life today is the key to progress and success.

Sixth: The Lord allows hardships so that we can be a testimony to support others in the future when we experience that He is with us in the midst of hardship and pain and will not leave us "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want." (Psalm 23:1).

Seventh: The Lord allows tribulations to teach us how to soar above our problems and to thank Him so that we can lift our eyes up and believe that He is the Keeper of the Covenant and the Faithful.

Eighth: The Lord allows tribulations to teach us how to surrender and accept His will and desire.

Ninth: The Lord allows tribulations so that we can learn how to rejoice in the midst of every tribulation and trust that the Lord will overcome every tribulation if we cling to Him only.

Jesus said: "These things have I spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but take heart; I have overcome the world." (John 16:33).

This tribulation will pass

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to his purpose." (Romans 8:28).

All things will be well in Jesus' name

Good morning with the light of Christ