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Has God Cursed Me?

On suffering: For those of us who endure deep, unspeakable suffering, one of the greatest temptations is to believe that God has cursed us. We see this in Job! Job's friends insisted that he needed to repent of his sins, because surely, it must have been his sin that was the reason for all his suffering - God must have cursed Job.


This is a lie. From the father of lies, Satan.


Some truths that help me to keep my sanity when I'm tormented by this kind of thinking:


a) There's a curse on all mankind, on all the earth, because of Adam and Eve's sin. Much of what we suffer is simply due to the reality that we live in a fallen world. Sickness, mental health issues, death are all a result of sin coming into the world through Adam and Eve.


b) God, in His abundant mercy, provided a way of salvation, through the seed of Eve (Jesus Christ), someone who would crush Satan's head, and his hold over all of creation.  


c) God sent His own Son to be a curse for our sakes! Christ is cursed, so we might not be ultimately cursed! He died the death of a cursed man...on a tree, a cross. Jesus lived a sinless, perfect life; to bear the curse that's upon us and take it on Himself, so that He could bear the wrath of God for all of our sins, to those who believe on Him; Jesus rose victorious from the dead, defeating sin and defeating Satan.


d) In God's abundant mercy, He delays the ultimate judgment that IS coming. He waits and He waits so that more might put their faith in Christ. We do suffer in this fallen world, while God delays the end of days, but this is MERCY. And our present suffering is the closest thing we will experience to hell, if we have put our faith in God.  


e) Christ has gone to prepare a place for us! A place where all sighing and sorrow shall flee away! A place where all tears are wiped away! A place where we are eternally safe, in the loving arms of God. A place where there is no darkness, and Christ is our light. A place of joy, fullness of peace, and zero sin or suffering to destroy or decay us!  


If we do not put our faith in Christ, and reject God, yes, we WILL be cursed. But God, in His infinite love, grace and mercy has provided deliverance from that curse. If we have placed our faith in Christ, we are not cursed, we are in fact made heirs with Christ!  


I earnestly pray that God will reveal His love to any and all who feel downtrodden, weary, heavy-laden and even cursed. Please hear me, dear friends: God LOVES you - as far as the heavens are above the earth, so great is HIS LOVE towards those who fear Him. May He be the lifter of Your head, and give you peace.

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