Why do we suffer in this Life?
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Why God Lets You Suffer (And What He’s Really Doing) | D. Todd Christofferson (11 m in)
In our hardest moments, when heaven feels silent and pain seems endless, God is not punishing us—He is preparing us. The same hands that shape galaxies are shaping your soul. Every tear, every trial, every unanswered prayer is part of His divine design to make you more like His Son. So don’t give up when the night feels long. Trust that even in your suffering, God is working behind the scenes with perfect love and perfect timing. One day, you’ll look back and see that He was never absent—He was right beside you, turning your sorrow into strength and your trials into testimony. Because sometimes, the miracle isn’t the trial ending… it’s you becoming someone new through it.
Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? (7 min)
Collection of clips exploring the age old question of why there is suffering in this life if God our Father, loves us?
Why is there animal suffering if there is a God? (1 hr)
In this interview with Leo Winegar we discuss animal suffering and how to reconcile animal suffering specifically with an all loving and powerful God, and what is the purpose to their suffering on earth?
Why God Allows Evil and Suffering ( 1 hr 50 min)
In today's episode Leo and I discuss the problem of Evil and Suffering. A wonderful discussion on why so much pain and suffering is allowed to happen in this life, if this life is in fact directed by a loving Father in Heaven.
Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? (9 min and article)
We might not always know why certain things happen, but it can help to remember what we do know. God most definitely has a plan for us.
Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? (15 min)
If there is a God and if God is all loving, wouldn't His followers have perfect lives? Why do bad things happen to good people? Shouldn't followers of Christ have it easy? Why am I punished for no reason? SO. MANY. QUESTIONS! And all valid. One of the most common questions that missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (otherwise known as Mormons) are asked is how God can exist if bad things happen? Especially to people who don't deserve hard things? In this episode, David, Mimi, and Justin talk about why they think bad things happen to good people.
