What would make a perfect day?

I think, but I’m not sure, that this is the first time I’ve interrupted my study to answer a featured question.

I was looking at heyyoulady‘s response and she had this statement in the mix:

“Many people (ok, ALL people) at one time or another ask the question, If God is so good, why does he allow suffering?”

I thought, ‘Ok…this is a perspective issue,’ but I wanted to actually address that question too. So in first answering the overall featured question…I’d have to say that every day is a perfect day, because every day, no matter what happens and no matter how I view it, I am in the will of God, and He is directing my path. Thus, with this knowledge, I have to accept whatever comes my way, because I relinquished any illusions I had of “control” over to Him, the rightful owner of that concept. Do I always like what happens? No, but ultimately, even if I can’t see or understand it immediately, or ever, I know that God’s got me, and that makes life and every day I have of it, perfect.

Now…to address that question in the quote above…I’ll drop a little preview of my current book (in progress) because this subject matter came up in the book.

The first book, “Dear Child of God” is in the publication process, and soon to be released. The name of the new book I am working on is “In His Image.” This is an excerpt…

God created perfection then allowed it to be marred. Why?  It’s not as if God didn’t see Satan falling down into His perfect earth. It wasn’t a great cosmic accident.

Atheists often ask this question: “Why would God allow evil in the world? Are we some sort of cosmic experiment for the sake of His entertainment?”

The answer is found in Genesis, because the redemptive story is first illustrated there in the creation of the earth.

First of all, if not for the negatives, no positives would be visible to us. Both energies are necessary for the existence of the other. We can’t see light without the existence of darkness. How would we know the difference?

If there are all level plains, then there are no mountains to climb and no horizons to strive for because all exist on one plane and it’s too easy.

It’s like playing a video game at level one all the time. There’s no challenge, and this results in atrophy. There must be a struggle to overcome in order for God’s glory to be seen and fully recognized.

Col 1:15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

Col 1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether [they be] thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

Col 1:17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

If all things were created by Him that is in heaven and in earth then it stands to reason that God allows it to exist for a reason and a purpose. People don’t want to believe that God created evil. That disturbs their theology. But God is Lord of all, which means lord over it; ultimately in control. Now we know there is a god of evil, but even he is not lord over it.

Job 26:7 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, [and] hangeth the earth upon nothing.

Job 26:8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.

Job 26:9 He holdeth back the face of his throne, [and] spreadeth his cloud upon it.

Job 26:10 He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.

Job 26:11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.

Job 26:12 He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.

Job 26:13 By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.

Job 26:14 Lo, these [are] parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?  

Right there in verse 13 is the evidence. It was God who formed the crooked serpent, Satan. God is the only self contained, self-existing one. All the angels were his creations and Lucifer as well. Again, it’s all part of the plan.

People always talk about achieving a state of Nirvana, which is a place or state characterized by oblivion or freedom from pain, worry, and the external world. Its ideal condition is one of rest, harmony, stability or joy.

Everyone wants to be in this state of existence, and this is exactly the state of existence that was created in the beginning.

However, there’s a reason we could not stay in that state of existence. First, if there are no negatives, as stated earlier, there are no positives, because there is no consciousness of it.

Secondly, a tree does not grow upward without roots that grow downward. Without the downward growth and attachment of them, the tree would topple over and fall. It cannot be supported without it.

In other words, we all have to go through some negatives, just like the tree’s roots push downward through the dirt; in order to see evidence of the positives, the tree growing up into the light.

Likewise, we could not grow as people without obstacles. There must be something to overcome; to learn from. That’s why failure is one of the best teachers in life. Failure is a good thing as long as you don’t allow it to stop you.

Without the struggle of life, we would never recognize who we are and whose we are. We would know nothing, and would question nothing. We would have no goals or purpose, so there would be no reason for us to exist.

If sin did not exist, we would never know there is a right way or a wrong way. We could not escape danger because we would not know it exists. Therefore, the existence of evil is very necessary because without it, we could not find the good, nor could we find God.

In addition, evil has a two-fold purpose. It serves to teach us boundaries, and in so doing, mature us; as well as test our love and faith towards God.