I am astonished at us as humans. Where did this promise come from that life would be perfect, that we would never have to deal with death, cancer, loss of jobs, pain, broken relationships, broken families, diseases, anxiety, betrayal, when did God ever promise that we would never have to go through these things?

In fact He quite said the opposite John 16:33 "In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." Psalm 23:4 "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, will fear no evil for you are with me." James 1:2 "Consider is pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance."..Remember Paul being in jail for years? Remember Stephen being stoned to death? Remember Moses never going into the promise land because he sinned? Remember David's own sons trying to kill him? Remember when the King of Kings and Lord of Lords sent his perfect and sinless son into our world, to take on our pain, our sorrow, our guilt, our sins? He carried them to the cross where he died for all these horrible things in life that we go through, that we put ourselves through most of the time. Then He did more than just nail our sins to a cross,never to be heard of again, but He tore the veil, he conquered death so that we might have a lasting intimate relationship with the Savior of the World!!!

And yet we still complain to God? Yet for us selfish humans it's still not enough that Jesus would take Rebekah Reese's (insert your name here) dirty horrible rotten sin and wipe it all away without a second thought and then He would open up a door to my heart to have a personal relationship with Him, even while i was still sinning? Don't get me wrong, I've done my complaining...my questioning and then i realize what room do i have to complain? I was never promised a happy joyful life at all times. None of us were. So let's just do ourselves a favor and stop. Stop complaining about something you were never promised in this life and start praising God for saving you, a sinner deserving of death a million times over, yet there is hope past this life. Hope and a glory only found in that of Jesus Christ! Thank God!