We live in a world filled with anxiety, regret and brokenness. In such a case trust usually makes no sense, direction becomes clueless, and purpose shattered. Most of the people are victim of grief, despair and conclude life is unfair. The challenge of poverty further adds to the despair, shattering all dreams of hope and life.
Poverty is a law of entropy. What do I mean by this statement? The Law of entropy also known as the second law of thermodynamics states that in an isolated system, the total entropy ( a measure of disorder or randomness) will either increase or remain constant, but it will never decrease over time. This means that a system will spontaneously tend towards a state of greater disorder unless external energy is applied. The intensity of every broken situation seems to increase. It is when man questions life and the purpose of life.
The purpose of life is to restore things from its original intention. God made man a social creature. God gave man work, God had a fellowship with man, God gave man dominion over the earth. What is the significance of these things? God intended for each of these to add to our fulfilment in life, but all of these (especially man’s fellowship with God) were adversely affected by man’s fall into sin and the resulting curse upon the earth as Bible records in its first book of the Bible called Genesis, chapter 3. All brokenness, poverty, regrets, pain, and suffering are the result of sin directly or indirectly. People mix up God with life. Just because life is not fair doesn’t mean God is not fair, God is not life, but life without God is unfair.
In our humanistic culture, people pursue many things, thinking that in them they will find meaning. Some of these pursuits include business success, wealth, good relationships, sex, entertainment, and doing good to others. People have testified that while they achieved their goals of wealth, relationships and pleasure, there was still a deep void inside, a feeling of emptiness that nothing seemed to fill. Trusting God is the last resort for people. Even if they do trust, it’s only on people, time, things or promises made by someone.
Trusting God doesn’t come naturally. It is a choice we make. You can trust Jesus because of His credibility of who He is. He invited all those who are heavy laden. He said, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”. The “rest” Christ provided is not comfort or instant happiness but helping us in our point of need. He understands your struggle and expects you to draw to Him. He never cast away anyone who comes to Him, but then we must make a choice to trust Him. The Bible says, “Submit to God, and you will have peace, then things will go well for you.”. I pray that all will go well with you.
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