God and Suffering

Me : Why do people say that God gives suffering to His close ones ? 

Voice : That's what I keep hearing. 

Me : Seriously tell me. 

Voice : Tell you what ? That God gives suffering to His close ones ? 

Me : That's the word going around… 

Voice : Then it's probably true.

Me : Seems like you want to keep it this way.

Voice :  Seems like you want to defend God.

Me : Don't your lovers need to know the real deal ? 

Voice : It is good when it's kept this way for most. When you blame Me for everything, you keep Me closer to you. You give me a place in your life for all that happens and that’s what I like. And when you hate Me for what is happening to you, you will have an opportunity to intensify your remembrance of God.   

Me : But that doesn’t answer my question. 

Voice : Okay let me tell you something about God and suffering of His close ones. 

Me : Let me get some popcorn..

Voice : Ha Ha 

Here is what actually happens. When a lover of mine is destined to go through intense challenges and inevitable hard times, I draw him to Me much before the onset of that time. I let him know of My existence, help him feel My love, remind him of My presence and keep him nurtured in love and faith for God. This is a beautiful period of divine companionship.  

As the law of cause and effect begins to unfold in his life, My lover is faced with the inevitable hard times and seemingly insurmountable challenges. This was always going to happen by the inexorable working of the law of Karma. But, this is when he concludes that the hard times have befallen on him only after his closeness to God.

But, in reality the pain was inevitably a part of his life - I only made My appearance at the perfect time so he is not alone in his adversity and receives My help.

 

My role during this period is take upon Myself most of his suffering. If he had to undergo this without our closeness, his suffering would have very hard to endure and it would completely break him.  

And, thus emerges the belief that God and suffering surfaces together and sufferings to His close ones have befallen by My choice. 

   

Me : Wow. Everyone should know this ! 

Voice : Maybe not.

Me : Why not ??

Voice : Let My lovers believe it is Me behind everything in their lives including their hardest times. Let the belief be that God gives suffering. This way they will not blame anything or anyone else for whatever happens in their lives and this in turn, will prevent further karmic engagements as the blame remains only on God. 

Love Me or blame Me - both are as precious to Me. Both keep you close to My help and infinite love. 

 

Me : This love is madness ! 

Voice : I am your Divine Beloved who loves you more than you can ever love your own Self.