Why do seemingly good people go through bad things?

Have you ever found yourself asking that question?

We want to keep people from going through hard times

The apostles were no different from us

Now He tried to prepare them by helping them see who He was

Regardless, they did not want Him to go through this hard time

For some reason, we believe that our lives should be smooth sailing

John 16:33 says “you will have trouble in this world”

Every thing we call trouble in this world is preparing us for the next day

Trouble also prepares us to help others going through the same thing

You see, God has His purposes for all that we encounter in this world

We must change how we approach life with our own ideas in mind

God created us for His purpose and He knows exactly what that purpose is

People often wonder, “Why am I here?”

Then shrug that thought off and try to make life for them anyway

In the passage we read today, the apostles try to stop Jesus from doing God’s will

It was because they didn’t know God’s will

Jesus told Peter, you are not setting your mind on God’s interest but man’s

Notice, that was right after He said get behind me satan

Satan wants to convince you that everything is about you

Jesus, in what He said, reminded Peter and the other apostles it is not about them

It is God’s purpose that we need to live for every day

We have to get close to God to know what His purpose is for us.

God’s purposes may cause us to go through trouble

In fact, we have been told that sometimes it will cause us trouble

Think about what God’s purpose cost Jesus

He went through torture and pain and death on a cross for God’s purpose

What if Peter convinced Him not to go through with that?

The second half of John 16:33 says “take heart I have overcome the world”

God’s purposes may be painful sometimes, but Jesus has overcome the world

This means that, as His followers, we have overcome with Him

Do you have Resurrection eyes or are you staring at the world?

When we trust God’s purposes, we see the salvation in the cross and the resurrection

Do you trust Jesus today?