This has been on my mind for some time and I’ve only now had the time to put my thoughts to pen.
God or Satan? Who is to blame when things don’t go well compared to our plans?
I’ve actually seen this in every church I’ve been a member in, things go bad and its obviously Satan working against us because things are just not going awesome.
But is it obviously Satan or obviously God? OK, before I even crack open my Bible to give this some credibility I say its obviously God. What??? Yes that is what I said. If things don’t go like you want them I put the ‘blame’ on God.
God is the beginning and the end. The alpha and omega. He is the great I AM. Without God nothing is possible, with God everything is possible.
When it came to Job the devil had to get permission to harm Job in any way. However the scriptures that stick out to me are:
Romans 8: 31b-32:
If God is for us, who can be against us? 32He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?
Acts 5: 38b-39
For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. 39But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.”
If God is for something it will not fail. If God is against it then it may fail and I think people would serve God well by not blaming Satan, but by asking themselves what are thing doing against God’s will!
I think with this approach you look much less arrogant and you will only improve your ‘failing’ or ‘struggling’ effort. You can always improve to be closer to God’s will. If you think not, then think deep because you have just exposed the root of your problem.