Why do people suffer tribulations? But before I start, what is tribulations? It can explained as the struggles of our daily life. It could be what we faced while trying to strike a balance, have a comfortable life or probably accumulate plenty of wealth.
Tribulations is a trial a Christian will encounter or may encounter while living life on earth.
Tribulations is down time for a believer, a time where the world looks like it's against you, a time where you don't see light at the end of the tonnel. Let me put it this way.
Tribulations is seen a test of time to the believer. As Christians we must face tribulations but God will always have a way to take us out.
Just like the man job in the bible, he faced great tribulations, that was a test to him and he overcame it. God knew his strength, he knew what he can do and tempted him in his area of strength.
As Christians God will always tempt us, but he can't do that out of our strength. It's just that, sometimes we don't know that this is a test and we fall to it. Thinking God is against us or the world is against us.
Bro Eli in his teaching said, greed is the cause of injustice and tribulations. What is greed? It is the excessive desire of something, a situation where you puts your wants above your needs. It is wanting to own everything.
And while we're trying to accumulate this wealth, at some point we get to face one challenge or the other . Just like the case of Adam and Eve, God gave them everything, but except one that he told them not to eat. But since Eve was never satisfied, she wanted to know more, that is when greed sets in, hence the beginning of their tribulations.
In as much as tribulations is inevitable for believers, we must guard our heart so we don't be the cause of it. We must learn to be satisfied at every point in time, listen to what the holy spirit says per time. By this we will allow God do his work. Because he's the God that knows every of our struggles and he's always there to see us through.
Thank you guys
