Let us be very careful in interpreting God’s purposes in suffering. The man born blind reminds us that our perceptions and God’s purposes can be very different, even opposite. If we are going to be skeptical, it’s best to be skeptical of our perceptions. And he reminds us that when Jesus finally reveals the real purposes, we will find them more glorious than we ever dreamed, and his reward so overwhelming that there will be no trace of bitterness, only overflowing gratitude. via If We’re Going to Be Skeptical, Be Skeptical of Our Perceptions – Desiring God. We live in a time in which many present confident ideas about what God should, or would do in various circumstances. We all have a tendency to question why evil, pain, and suffering exist. If we are to be skeptical, we should indeed be skeptical of our perceptions. We are not omniscient; but God is. We are not all wise; but God is. Thus it is that we must turn to His Word for our perspective. It is Scripture which gives us a worldview in which we can live with questions, so long as we know that the answer is the eternal, omniscient, all-wise/ [...]

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