Why? Quotes

“At the very least they teach us that God does not always answer our prayers, even when we offer those prayers in faith at times of real and pressing need. They also teach us that while God may not answer our prayers as we pray them, God does not abandon us. More than that, these accounts tell us that God works through the situations from which we have not been delivered as we asked.”
― Adam Hamilton, Why? Making Sense of God's Will

“We haven’t stopped praying for you and asking for you to be filled with the knowledge of God’s will, . . . so that you can live lives that are worthy of the Lord and pleasing to him in every way: by producing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God. (COLOSSIANS 1:9-10 CEB)”
― Adam Hamilton, Why?: Making Sense of God's Will

“God will not violate another’s free will in response to my prayer.”
― Adam Hamilton, Why?: Making Sense of God's Will

“The second thing I have come to understand is that God will not suspend another’s free will to answer my prayers. I can pray for someone to come to faith in Christ or buy my house or love me, but I can’t expect God to make someone do these things.”
― Adam Hamilton, Why?: Making Sense of God's Will

“God does not bring unjust suffering upon God's children. But God will, however, force such things to serve God's good purposes. God will walk with us through the fires and the floodwaters. And God promises that "the present suffering is nothing compared to the coming glory that is going to be revealed to us”
― Adam Hamilton, Why? Making Sense of God's Will

“God's Providence and Human Suffering”
― Adam Hamilton, Why? Making Sense of God's Will

“But the tree represents the freedom that God gives human beings to choose God's way or another way. God deemed the ability to choose to be an essential part of human existence.”
― Adam Hamilton, Why? Making Sense of God's Will

“The sweeping message of the Bible is not a promise that those who believe and do good will not suffer. Instead the Bible is largely a book about people who refused to let go of their faith in the face of suffering.”
― Adam Hamilton, Why? Making Sense of God's Will

“What if God, in giving us life, invites us to collaborate in writing the story of our lives?”
― Adam Hamilton, Why? Making Sense of God's Will

“The Bible definitely does not teach that those who follow God will have a life of bliss. It describes the dogged faith of those who continue to trust in God despite their suffering, and the comfort, strength, and hope they find in the face of suffering.”
― Adam Hamilton, Why? Making Sense of God's Will