Sometimes we get confused when we encounter problems in our lives and strive to come out of them only to discover that our efforts are abortive. Most of us during this time blame God and ask whether we are the worst sinners. Under this condition, the heart is full of bitterness and often offer prayers to God for liberation from that problem.
Ideally, in our prayers we are supposed to humble ourselves before Him without minding the type of problems we may have. But due to the weight of our problems we lose composure and our prayers become cold, that is without warmth or love. We should note that He is the one that sets us free, no matter the gravity of our situation. Therefore, we must be ready to accept God's will at any moment of our lives.
Jesus, our model, the sinless man, when He was suffering, prayed for the removal of the critical situation, but His Father refused. And Jesus Christ accepted it with humility and a clean heart, because He knew it was for the salvation of man created in the image and likeness of God, and that without His death on the cross, our hope would be void.
Let me ask you? Have you ever sought the will of God as Jesus Christ our model did? Rather most Christians rush into conclusion that God is the cause of their hardship. When a person realizes that a fellow human being is in trouble, and goes to advice him to wait for God's time, the reply sometimes may not be a good retort... "after all God is not ignorant of what is happening to me, since He knows everything and can do everything, why isn't He doing anything?" If a person asks this type of question what he is really trying to prove is his lack of faith.
Man is the cause of his problems, and has no right to blame God rather than himself. Definitely in one way or another, our disobedience and greed have lead us into hardship.
Some of us may argue that nothing concerns us with the downfall of our first parents. We are only interested in their blessings as our parents but uninterested in the penalty of their sins. However, this is not easy to escape. Psalm 51:5 says "Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity and in sin did my mother conceive me". Since this is the case, some people may wonder why Christ's redemption was necessary. There is need for Jesus' redemption. He brought general salvation to everyone, but we mist contribute to our personal salvation. The hope of salvation is that Jesus assured us that He must assist us in our time of trials and difficulties because He knows that man is full of weakness.
(Hebrews 4:14-16)
Some Christians lack the knowledge of God's promises and assistance when they have difficult trials, that is the reason why they backslide and become uninterested in waking up. It is because of this that the author of Hebrews said: " for it is impossible to restore again to repentance those who have once been enlightened, who has tasted the heavenly gift and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit. (Hebrews 6:4)
At times the unfaithfulness of this kind of people or the pleasures of the world lead them astray and bring about the loss of their Christian faith. Then, if an evangelist preaches to them, they will mock at him and tell him that Christians are frustrated in life, and also that Christianity is unnecessary. This is because they think that God is the cause of their misfortune and discomfort in this world, therefore to worship God is for those who have time to waste. Many people today are the perpetrators of their hardships, on the grounds that they are absolutely ignorant of God's word or fully grounded in the word of God but have done something contrary to His direction.
For example, in our society today, many are a mess because of misgovernment and greediness. The main problem is that a few people honour God intruth and spirit. Who is to blame, God, leaders of the country or ourselves? If we can tell ourselves the truth, nearly everybody contributes to our downfall.
Well to be frank, there are a few Christians that fight day and night to wipe out atrocity in a nation. Therefore, those Christians who blame God when they are in difficulty should avoid doing so because they lose what should have been their reward for their suffering when they complain. Anytime you think that the calamity you are facing is from God, you are indirectly saying that God curses Himself because we are created in the image and likeness of Him. For this reason, God can never curse Himself.
My fellow brethren, whatever the case may be, the Controller of the universe assures us that He will never allow a heavy burden to weigh us down without offering His mighty arm to lift us up. Why are you shivering and also blaming God? What appears to be a dark cloud of trouble is often the shadow of God's wing. Fear not, especially of you are doing the will of God. In his father's house, there are many mansions for those who believe in His name. And here on earth, He is ready to solve all our problems, only if we exercise patience. Therefore, I urge you, humble yourself when you are in hardship and pray to God. He will never leave you like an orphan.
...and always remember...
"Praise God in all things, for praises are the magic key that unlocks God's answers to our needs"