Just to be clear...

God is not the author of evil in this world. And God does not make bad things happen. But sometimes, bad things do happen. When one bad thing after another started happening to me and my family, yes, I questioned a lot of things. I'm not proud of that. But I did it. Admitting here on my blog that I called out to God in anger was not my way of saying that I was angry at God or that I felt like He had made these bad things occur. Quite the contrary. What I was trying to say was that I was angry at the power of evil in this world that was attacking me, my family, my sense of security and stability, and my marriage. And so yes, I yelled at God because I was angry. Angry not at God, but at the evil that had penetrated my world. I yelled out to him because I needed his help, more than ever before. And the bottom line here is that when these bad things happened and I called out to him, God was there for me and my family, loving us and guiding us, every step of the way. He never left us. And I believe that when we were hurting, God was hurting too, right along with us. And when we cried, God cried too. And when we rejoiced, He rejoiced. And I just wanted to say that, just to be clear...

"Be strong in the Lord and in his great power. Put on the full armor of God so that you are able to fight against the Devil's evil tricks. For our fight is not against ourselves but against the powers of darkness at work in this world." Ephesians 6:10