Why me God?I wonder how often we raise our voices to shout out these words when in pain.

How often have we questioned; why God? Why me Lord? Why my children? Why did you allow this to happen? Why this sickness? Why will you not heal me? Why? Why? Why?

There are a thousand WHYS thatsnugly fit into a thousand reasons why we cry out in such a way to God.

We know God cares and we are sure that he hears and answers prayer otherwise we would simply not bother to seek his help.

Why Me God?

However with every 'WHY ME' comesan underlying accusation that quietly says; you could havestopped this, why will you not heal me? Why did you cause this to happen to me?

During a recent bout of illness I found myself asking, Lord why, why me? I got the answer this morning just a few days 'after’he had healed me…

Gods answer came quietly and surely from… Psalm 103

Why me Lord? Why would you bless my soul and daily laden me with benefits?

WHY ME GOD?

Why Lord, why would you forgiveall my iniquities and heal allmy diseases?

Why pick me out Lord, why would you redeem my life from destruction and crown me with loving kindness and tender mercies?

Why me Lord, why would you want to satisfy my mouth with good things so that my youth is renewed like the eagle?

Why would you execute judgement for me when I am oppressed and treated unfairly, why on earth would you want to make known yourways and your acts unto me?

Why God, why me Lord; why would you be merciful and gracious to me? Why would you be slow to anger and plenteous in mercy toward me?

WHY ME GOD?

Why me my God, why me? How is it that you don't always accuse, rebuke and contend with me? How is it that youre not angry withme all the time?

Why Lord? Why have you not punished me according to my sins? Why have you not rewarded me according to my iniquities?

Why God, why are your mercy and your loving kindness so great toward me when I fear, worship and honour you?

Why Lord? Why would you want toremove my transgressions as far as the east is from the westfrom me ?

Why dear God why? Why do you pity me as a father pities his children? Is it that you know my framethat I am dust, that my days are as grass, as a flower of the field, here today, gone tomorrow?

WHY ME GOD?

Why Lord? Why is your mercy toward me from everlasting to everlasting and your righteousnessunto my children's children?

This sets the WHY in its rightful place, doesn't it?

Why on earth would God care for us at all? Why would he consider us, sick or not? In poverty or plenty, why would he heal us, forgive and save us, why?

‘Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, they may forget, (be oblivious to you) yet will I not forget you.’

‘Behold, I have graven, (I have indelibly imprinted, tattooed a picture of) you upon the palms of my hands; your walls (of protection) are continually before me.’ Isaiah 49:15-16 (AMP)

Enough Lord, I get it, its not about 'why me’…

Its about giving thanks rather than complaining, its about living in wonder at your goodness and mercy…

Its about realizing that no matter what we go through in life, be it sickness, pain or poverty, be it death itself, Gods love will bringus through to victory.

‘Bless the LORD, you his angels that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word’…

Bless you the LORD, all you his hosts; you ministers of his that do his pleasure…

‘Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul’ Psalm 103:20-22

‘I will bless the Lord at all times, his praise shall continually be in my mouth’ Psalm 34:1

Why? Because he loves me enough to keep forgiving me when I complain and shout; Why Me God?

Why? because he first loved me…

Why? Because he loved me enough to be punished for my sin and to die in my place…

Why? For he was wounded for my transgressions, bruised for my iniquities and chastised to buy me peace, and by his stripes he bought me perfect soundness of health… Isaiah 53:5

Why? Because Gods highest wish for me is that I prosper and be in perfect soundness of health, mind, soul and body even as my soul prospers