{"id":1758,"date":"2015-05-28T13:18:40","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T21:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/?p=1758"},"modified":"2015-05-28T13:18:40","modified_gmt":"2015-05-28T21:18:40","slug":"christian-home-family-trusting-god-when-it-hurts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/2015\/05\/christian-home-family-trusting-god-when-it-hurts\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Home & Family: Trusting God When It Hurts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

$\"Christian$ <\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\nFrom\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianhomeandfamily.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Carey Green, author, blogger, speaker, coach and pastor<\/a>:<\/p>\nOne of the most difficult parts of the Christian life is continuing to trust God when hard things are coming into our lives. In times of disappointment and pain \u2013 when situations worse than your wildest nightmares are happening to you.<\/p>\nAnd you are God\u2019s child. How do you explain that?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>God, what are You doing?<\/li>\n<li>Why is this happening to me?<\/li>\n<li>I thought I was Your child and that You were my Protector?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nBut, you see, God is about bigger things than our comfort. His aim is the redemption of mankind and He does it by showing His glory to the people who are without Him. He wants them to see how marvelous and great He is so that they will be drawn to Him and place their faith in Him.<\/p>\nMany times, the way He goes about doing this is by using our hard times to reveal His glory.<\/p>\nYou see, the world isn\u2019t going to be impressed if they see Christians walking around with rosey lives. What is impressive is when they see people who are just like them \u2013 people who struggle, who fail, who suffer hard times \u2013 but who handle life\u2019s hard times with the grace that only God can provide.<\/p>\nTherefore, the hurts in our lives are not wasted.<\/p>\nConsider 2 Corinthians 1:3-4<\/p>\n<blockquote>\u201cBlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\nSo, whether it\u2019s by removing our pain altogether or helping us get through the painful seasons on our lives, God places His comfort into our lives so that He can use it to comfort someone else when their season of pain comes.<\/p>\nTrusting God in those tough times is the ability to know that God is good and doing good, even through life\u2019s horrendous moments.<\/p>\nGod\u2019s promise in Romans 8:28 is this:<\/p>\n<blockquote>God causes everything to work together\u00a0for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nSo, as you and your family goes through hard times, learn how to trust God and know that even that tough situation is something that He will use for your good and for His glory.<\/p>\nThese are powerful and necessary lessons for every Christian to learn\u2026 and for you to know how to teach your children.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From\u00a0Carey Green, author, blogger, speaker, coach and pastor: One of the most difficult parts of the Christian life is continuing to trust God when hard things are coming into our lives. In times of disappointment and pain \u2013 when situations worse than your wildest nightmares are happening to you. And you are God\u2019s child. How […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1775,"featured_media":1276,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[7,136,9,78,10,11,12,56,14,21,61,2489,257,2459,114,2150,259,2490,515,2491,66,67,26,263,338,132,71,270,271,2161,2069,35,39,2071,45,1736,48,2492,2493,130],"class_list":["post-1758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-bible","tag-bible-study","tag-christian","tag-christian-bible-study-podcast","tag-christian-culture-podcast","tag-christian-family-relationship-podcast","tag-christian-relationship-advice","tag-christian-relationship-podcast","tag-christianity","tag-discipleship","tag-does-god-love-me","tag-faith-in-trials","tag-faithfulness","tag-family-discipleship","tag-family-harmony","tag-family-worship","tag-gentleness","tag-hardship","tag-hope","tag-how-to-trust-god","tag-is-the-bible-reliable","tag-is-the-bible-true","tag-jesus-christ","tag-joy","tag-pain","tag-parenting","tag-parenting-advice","tag-patience","tag-peace","tag-perseverance","tag-podcast","tag-relationships","tag-scripture","tag-spirit-health","tag-study","tag-suffering","tag-theology","tag-trusting-god-when-it-hurts","tag-where-is-god-during-hard-times","tag-worldview"],"yoast_head":"\n<title>Christian Home & Family: Trusting God When It Hurts<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"From\u00a0Carey Green, author, blogger, speaker, coach and pastor: One of the most difficult parts of the Christian life is continuing to trust God when hard\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/2015\/05\/christian-home-family-trusting-god-when-it-hurts\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Christian Home & Family: Trusting God When It Hurts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"From\u00a0Carey Green, author, blogger, speaker, coach and pastor: One of the most difficult parts of the Christian life is continuing to trust God when hard\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/2015\/05\/christian-home-family-trusting-god-when-it-hurts\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Christian Podcast Central\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-05-28T21:18:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/419\/2014\/12\/Christian-Home-and-Family-Square.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Christian Podcast Central\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ChristianPodCen\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Christian Podcast Central\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/2015\/05\/christian-home-family-trusting-god-when-it-hurts\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/2015\/05\/christian-home-family-trusting-god-when-it-hurts\/\",\"name\":\"Christian Home & Family: Trusting God When It Hurts\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2015-05-28T21:18:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-05-28T21:18:40+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/#\/schema\/person\/410e6ede4cfeb3762808a47ef3813c78\"},\"description\":\"From\u00a0Carey Green, author, blogger, speaker, coach and pastor: One of the most difficult parts of the Christian life is continuing to trust God when hard\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/2015\/05\/christian-home-family-trusting-god-when-it-hurts\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/2015\/05\/christian-home-family-trusting-god-when-it-hurts\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/2015\/05\/christian-home-family-trusting-god-when-it-hurts\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Christian Home & Family: Trusting God When It Hurts\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/\",\"name\":\"Christian Podcast Central\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/#\/schema\/person\/410e6ede4cfeb3762808a47ef3813c78\",\"name\":\"Christian Podcast Central\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b4869b1d824ac8e3d0fe46c0e5dccd1c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b4869b1d824ac8e3d0fe46c0e5dccd1c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Christian Podcast Central\"},\"description\":\"We aim to engage and influence today\u2019s culture with a Godly hope and perspective. We provide effective videos, blogs & podcasts for the Church and the \u201cChrist-curious\u201d, helping them engage today\u2019s culture with Jesus\u2019 example as the starting point and the finish line. \u201ce\u00b2\u201d in everything we offer: EDIFY and ENCOURAGE EQUIP and EVANGELIZE EMOTIONAL ENGAGEMENT EFFECTIVELY ENCOUNTER ENDS of the EARTH You see, e\u00b2 media network is an evangelical Christian network whose foundation is Jesus Christ and the Bible. As we discuss the love of God, who God is, and God\u2019s purpose for our lives, everything comes into focus \u2013 who we are, why we are, relationships, the culture and society around us, and our future.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.christianpodcastcentral.com\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristianPodCen\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/author\/jeffdrex\/\"}]}<\/script>\n","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Christian Home & Family: Trusting God When It Hurts","description":"From\u00a0Carey Green, author, blogger, speaker, coach and pastor: One of the most difficult parts of the Christian life is continuing to trust God when hard","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/2015\/05\/christian-home-family-trusting-god-when-it-hurts\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Christian Home & Family: Trusting God When It Hurts","og_description":"From\u00a0Carey Green, author, blogger, speaker, coach and pastor: One of the most difficult parts of the Christian life is continuing to trust God when hard","og_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/2015\/05\/christian-home-family-trusting-god-when-it-hurts\/","og_site_name":"Christian Podcast Central","article_published_time":"2015-05-28T21:18:40+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1400,"height":1400,"url":"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/419\/2014\/12\/Christian-Home-and-Family-Square.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Christian Podcast Central","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@ChristianPodCen","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Christian Podcast Central","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/2015\/05\/christian-home-family-trusting-god-when-it-hurts\/","url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/2015\/05\/christian-home-family-trusting-god-when-it-hurts\/","name":"Christian Home & Family: Trusting God When It Hurts","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/#website"},"datePublished":"2015-05-28T21:18:40+00:00","dateModified":"2015-05-28T21:18:40+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/#\/schema\/person\/410e6ede4cfeb3762808a47ef3813c78"},"description":"From\u00a0Carey Green, author, blogger, speaker, coach and pastor: One of the most difficult parts of the Christian life is continuing to trust God when hard","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/2015\/05\/christian-home-family-trusting-god-when-it-hurts\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/2015\/05\/christian-home-family-trusting-god-when-it-hurts\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/2015\/05\/christian-home-family-trusting-god-when-it-hurts\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Christian Home & Family: Trusting God When It Hurts"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/","name":"Christian Podcast Central","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/#\/schema\/person\/410e6ede4cfeb3762808a47ef3813c78","name":"Christian Podcast Central","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b4869b1d824ac8e3d0fe46c0e5dccd1c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b4869b1d824ac8e3d0fe46c0e5dccd1c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Christian Podcast Central"},"description":"We aim to engage and influence today\u2019s culture with a Godly hope and perspective. We provide effective videos, blogs & podcasts for the Church and the \u201cChrist-curious\u201d, helping them engage today\u2019s culture with Jesus\u2019 example as the starting point and the finish line. \u201ce\u00b2\u201d in everything we offer: EDIFY and ENCOURAGE EQUIP and EVANGELIZE EMOTIONAL ENGAGEMENT EFFECTIVELY ENCOUNTER ENDS of the EARTH You see, e\u00b2 media network is an evangelical Christian network whose foundation is Jesus Christ and the Bible. As we discuss the love of God, who God is, and God\u2019s purpose for our lives, everything comes into focus \u2013 who we are, why we are, relationships, the culture and society around us, and our future.","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.christianpodcastcentral.com","https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristianPodCen"],"url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/author\/jeffdrex\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1775"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1758\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/e2medianetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}