You have probably heard people say things like: There is so much pain and suffering in the world, how can God be real? Or why does God cause natural disasters like hurricanes, earth quakes and tornados? These are valid questions. If God is real, why is there so much suffering in the world?
We need to remember that in the beginning, God made the earth and that it was good (Gen. 1:10). God made Adam and Eve and He also made the garden of Eden, which was perfect. Because Adam and Eve ate the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, God sent them out of the garden of Eden (Gen. 3:23). God also told Adam that because of his sin, the ground would be cursed. Pain and suffering don’t prove that God isn’t real, they back up what God tells us in the Bible.
We live in a fallen world. We are sinners too, just like Adam and Eve. We too have rebelled against God. Are you still rebelling now? Or have you surrendered your life to Jesus? The world won’t always be like this. Believers in Jesus Christ are looking forward to the new heaven and the new earth, where there will be no more pain and suffering. I can’t wait. Unbelievers will be cast into the lake of fire and brimstone (Revelation 21:8)
