Why?

¹²For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

 ¹³And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?

 ¹⁴But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;

 ¹⁵But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

 ¹⁶Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

-First Peter 3:12-16 (KJV)

I was visiting a friends blog this morning and reading some of his posts. He shares Bible verses each day. As I was reading the verses he posted today, I noticed on the top of the page various buttons. One of them was "next blog." I clicked on the "next blog" and another Christian blog popped up. I clicked it again, and another popped up. It was kind of cool. In a matter of minutes, I was able to read recent posts from people I've never met, and probably never will until we make it to Heaven. Then I started thinking about something.

I really only hit the "next blog" button three times, but I could have gone for more. Why would all these people (the big three that I looked at) write about faith, about God, about Jesus, and about living the Christian life? Peter said in First Peter 3:12, "For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil." God watches over us, and God hears our prayers. This verse doesn't promise that we will never have trouble, we will never have hard times. But, when we do, God is there, and God hears our prayers. Maybe that is why people take time and write blogs about faith, about God and about living the Christian life. They have been through struggles, through tough times, and want to help others along the way.

I was in the Somkies last weekend with some family from Florida. The night prior to our hiking trip, there was bad thunderstorms and heavy rain. We were going to take a short (less than 1 mile round trip) hike to a waterfall. The trail ran alongside a river, and crossed the river on the way to the falls. As we were hiking, there were several spots where the trail was flooded. There is a couple of spots on the trail where you have to cross over the river on rocks spaced across the river. With the heavy rain, the river was flowing higher and stronger than I have ever seen. We found another way to get to the falls without having to cross the raging river. Today, as I was thinking about why people write blogs about faith, God and Christian life, I started thinking about that hike. The spots on the trail that were flooded, and the rocks that were covered with the swollen river are like trials and troubles in our lives. We went around the flooded spots on the trail. As we did, we had to climb up some steep banks, and we always helped one another make it around the obstacles. That, I believe, is why so many people write about faith, about God and about living the Christian life. We've made it through one obstacle, and we're waiting to help others. 

Verse 15 says, "But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:" Are you prepared to give a reason for your faith in God. Maybe He has brought you through times of trials and troubles. Why do you have faith in God? Think About It.