LIFE IS HARD (but God is good)

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Video ini membahas tentang bagaimana menghadapi kesulitan hidup dengan iman dan harapan kepada Tuhan. Poin-poin utama yang ditekankan adalah:

  • Hidup itu tidak adil dan penuh kesulitan, tetapi Tuhan tetap baik.
  • Musuh kita bukanlah Tuhan, melainkan iblis yang ingin mencuri, membunuh, dan menghancurkan.
  • Kita harus memilih untuk berpegang pada Tuhan dalam harapan dan keputusasaan, bukan lari dari-Nya dalam kemarahan dan kepahitan.
  • Kita hidup dengan iman, bukan dengan penglihatan, dan tidak boleh menyerah meskipun menghadapi masalah.
  • Tuhan dapat menggunakan rasa sakit dalam hidup kita untuk tujuan yang lebih besar, dan Yesus memiliki keputusan akhir.

Hidup itu Tidak Adil, Tuhan itu Adil

Salah satu poin utama dari kitab Ayub adalah bahwa hidup itu tidak adil, tetapi Tuhan itu adil. Jangan mencampuradukkan keduanya. Hidup itu keras, tetapi Tuhan itu baik. Meskipun hal ini mungkin tampak bertentangan, kita perlu memahami bahwa tidak peduli seberapa sulit hidup ini, Tuhan tetap baik. Hidup ini seperti perjalanan kereta api kuno dengan penundaan, jalur samping, asap, dan debu, tetapi juga memiliki ledakan kecepatan yang mendebarkan dan pemandangan yang indah. Kuncinya adalah bersyukur kepada Tuhan karena telah mengizinkan kita untuk melakukan perjalanan ini.

Jangan Kehilangan Keyakinan

Meskipun kita akan mengalami kesulitan, kita tidak boleh kehilangan keyakinan. Bahkan, kita harus mendapatkan keyakinan karena mengetahui bahwa hidup itu keras, tetapi Tuhan itu baik. Jika kita ingin membuat iblis marah, kita harus mengatakan setiap hari sekitar 20 kali, "Tuhan itu baik." Iblis tidak ingin kita berpikir bahwa Tuhan itu baik. Dia ingin kita melihat setiap hal yang mengecewakan dan tidak adil yang pernah terjadi pada kita dan berkata, "Jika Tuhan mencintaiku, maka hal-hal ini tidak akan terjadi." Jangan pernah mengatakan itu. Tuhan mencintai kita, tidak peduli apa yang terjadi dalam hidup kita. Jangan menyerah.

Musuh yang Sebenarnya

Kita harus menghadapi musuh yang sebenarnya, yaitu iblis. Iblis adalah bapa segala dusta, dan tidak ada kebaikan di dalam dirinya. Dia ingin mencuri, membunuh, dan menghancurkan segala sesuatu dalam hidup kita. Dia adalah kegelapan dalam saat-saat tergelap kita. Dia memanfaatkan rasa sakit dalam hidup kita untuk kerusakan dan luka maksimum. Dia mencoba memastikan bahwa hidup kita menjadi tanpa harapan jika kita berpaling dari Tuhan. Tetapi Tuhan sangat baik sehingga Dia mengutus Anak-Nya Yesus Kristus untuk memulihkan hubungan. Iblis datang untuk mencuri, membunuh, dan menghancurkan, tetapi Tuhan adalah pemberi setiap pemberian yang baik dan sempurna. Dia bukan dewa sadis yang menikmati melihat kita dalam kesakitan atau perkabungan. Dia memberikan Anak-Nya untuk menjadi korban yang sempurna untuk membayar dosa-dosa kita. Dia adalah pemberi harapan.

Pilihan di Persimpangan Rasa Sakit

Yesus berkata, "Di dunia ini, kamu akan mengalami kesusahan, tetapi kuatkanlah hatimu. Aku telah mengalahkan dunia." Ketika kita sampai pada persimpangan rasa sakit dalam hidup kita, kita memiliki pilihan. Kita lari dari Tuhan dalam kemarahan dan kepahitan, atau kita berpegang pada Tuhan dalam harapan dan keputusasaan. Jika kita lari dari Tuhan, itu tidak menghilangkan rasa sakit dalam hidup kita. Itu berarti kita masih akan mengalami rasa sakit, tetapi kita tidak akan memiliki harapan. Jika kita memilih untuk berpegang pada Tuhan dalam harapan dan keputusasaan, kita masih akan mengalami rasa sakit, tetapi kita juga akan mengalami harapan. Harapan yang akan menanggung rasa sakit dan harapan yang akan melampaui rasa sakit. Kita harus memiliki teologi yang cukup kuat untuk memasukkan rasa sakit karena rasa sakit tidak dapat dihindari.

Jangan Pernah Menyerah

Kita tidak boleh menyerah. Paulus berkata, "Itulah sebabnya kami tidak pernah menyerah. Meskipun tubuh kami sekarat, roh kami diperbarui setiap hari." Masalah kita saat ini kecil dan tidak akan berlangsung lama. Jadi, kita tidak melihat masalah yang dapat kita lihat sekarang. Sebaliknya, kita mengarahkan pandangan kita pada hal-hal yang tidak dapat kita lihat. Hal-hal yang kita lihat sekarang akan segera hilang, tetapi hal-hal yang tidak dapat kita lihat akan bertahan selamanya. Kita tidak dapat membiarkan apa yang kita lihat memutuskan apa yang kita yakini. Kita tidak dapat membiarkan apa yang kita lihat setiap hari menentukan seberapa baik Tuhan itu. Kita hidup dengan iman, bukan dengan penglihatan.

Harapan yang Bertahan

Bahkan di hari tergelap dalam sejarah, ketika Juruselamat dunia disalibkan untuk dosa-dosa dunia, Tuhan mengubah kegelapan menjadi kebaikan. Kita memiliki harapan yang bertahan. Akan ada hari di mana segala sesuatu akan diluruskan. Kita dapat terus maju dan mempercayai Tuhan bahkan di saat-saat tersulit dalam hidup. Kita harus memiliki iman yang cukup kuat untuk bertahan bahkan ketika angin kehidupan bertiup paling kencang. Tuhan dapat menggunakan rasa sakit dalam hidup kita untuk tujuan yang lebih besar. Rasa sakit kita tidak akan memiliki keputusan akhir karena Yesus mendapatkan keputusan akhir.

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0:01 One of the main points of the book of Job is life is unfair. God is fair. Don't get the two mixed up. Life is hard, but God is good. >> And you may go, "But that doesn't make sense. The two violate each other." No, they don't. Life is hard. Nobody's questioning that. But we need to understand that no matter how hard life gets, God is still good. I read this statement. Life is like an oldtime railroad journey. It has delays, sidetracks, smoke, and dust interspersed with thrilling bursts of speed, and occasionally beautiful vistas. The trick

0:48 is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride. Life is hard. There's no question about that. But the journey with God is so so good. >> I am going to go through hardship, but in every step of the way, I'm never going to lose confidence. In fact, I'm going to gain confidence knowing that life is hard. God is good. >> If you really want to make the devil mad, just say every day about 20 times, God is good. Because the devil doesn't want you to think God is good. He wants you to look at every disappointing, unfair thing that's ever happened to you and say, "Well, you know, if God loved

1:34 me, then these wouldn't be happening." No. Don't ever say, "If God loves me, God loves you." And I'm telling you that right now. No matter what is going on in your circumstances, God loves you. Just don't quit and don't give up. We have to confront the real enemy. We have to confront the real enemy. Our enemy, hear me today, is not God. My enemy is not God. It's been the devil from day one. You see, the Bible describes Satan as the father, the author of lies, the father of lies, with no good thing in him. I love how Jesus talks about Satan in a way that is completely the opposite of God. There's no good thing in him. One father is

2:21 good. Catch this. The other father only brings lies and torment. Wow, that's a pretty striking reference. He says that he's a thief. Where your good father wants to bless you in life, the thief wants to come and steal, kill, and destroy everything in your life. The enemy of your soul is the darkness in your darkest moments. He is the one leveraging the pain in your life for maximum damage and hurt. He is the one trying to make sure that your life becomes hopeless if you turn your back on God. But God is so good that he sends his son Jesus Christ to restore relationship. Let's remember what the Bible says. Satan has come to steal, kill, and destroy. But the Bible also tells us that God is the giver of every good and

3:08 perfect gift. What's God's nature? Well, he's not some sadistic deity who enjoys seeing you in pain or mourning. He gave his son to be your perfect sacrifice to pay for your sins. He is a hopegiver. That's what he does. He gives hope when you feel like you're hopeless. >> John chapter 16:33, Jesus says, "In this world, you will have trouble." But he says take heart. In other words, he says take courage. I have overcome the world. What do you have to worry about? You got momentary problems in in

3:54 this life compared to eternity. I've overcome the world. And everybody when you come to the intersection of pain in your life, you have a choice. You run from God in anger and bitterness or you cling to God in hope and in desperation. And here's what I realized that if you go left and run from God, it does not eliminate pain in your life. It doesn't mean there will be no more pain. What it means is that you still will have pain, but you will not have hope. And if you stand at the intersection of pain and you choose to cling to God in hope and in desperation, you will still experience pain.

4:41 But you will also experience hope. Hope that will endure the pain and hope that will transcend the pain. We have to have a theology that is robust enough to include pain because pain is inevitable. Every New Testament writer, Paul, Peter, James, all the gospel writers, Jude tell us this that life is going to be painful. Jesus said it himself, "In this world, you will have trouble, but take heart. I have overcome the world." It is clear life is hard. Anybody feel that today?

5:28 There's some things in your life right now that you wish were different. There's some circumstances and situations that if you got to choose, you would have chosen a different option. Life is hard. But the difficulty of life is not unique to the Christian life. What's unique to the Christian life is the solution to it. That in Christ there is a hope that causes us to endure even the most difficult days in life. Jesus said, "We're going to have trials and troubles of many kinds in this earth." And Paul said this in 2 Corinthians 4:16. He says, "That is why we never give up." How many know you just can't give up? >> Come on. You can't give up. So Paul

6:14 says, "Don't look at the problems of this life as the determining factor." Right? He says, "That's why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, hear this. Our spirits are being renewed every day." >> Next phrase. For our present troubles are small and they won't last long. Verse 18. So we don't look at the troubles we can see now. Rather, we fix our gaze on things that we cannot see. For the things we see now will soon be gone. But the things we cannot see will last forever. We cannot let what we see decide what we believe. We cannot let what we see every

6:59 day determine how good God is. Why? Paul tells us again in 2 Corinthians 5:7, "For we we people who say we follow Jesus Christ, we live by faith, not by sight." >> Amen. >> The darkest day in history is a cross, pain, and suffering. In the darkest day in history when the savior of the world was crucified for the sins of the world and when he took his last breath there was an utter darkness. Think about how many questions there would have been in that moment. And yet even in the darkest of days God turned the darkness into good. We have

7:45 hope that endures. That there is a day where all things will be made right. And I have seen in the cross of Christ and in the glory of a great king something so beautiful that allows me to keep carrying on and trusting God even in life's most difficult moments. And I want to have the kind of faith that is strong enough to endure even when the wind of life blows its hardest. But I'm believing today that somehow God could use the pain in my life for a great purpose. And I'm believing that my pain will not have the final say because Jesus gets the final say.

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