God’s Comfort When Finances Fall Apart
Faith & Finance with Rob West
The late Tim Keller once said, “Just because you can’t see or imagine a good reason why God would allow something bad to happen…doesn’t mean there can’t be one.” When something bad happens to your finances, it’s tempting to wonder if God really knows what he’s doing. Well, He does! Today, we’ll find God’s comfort in the midst of financial trials. 1 Peter 5:7 reminds us of God’s love for us in the midst of life’s troubles: “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” It’s a reassuring verse, but you must know the context to understand God’s comfort fully.
Show Notes
When something bad happens to your finances, it’s tempting to wonder if God really knows what he’s doing. Well, He does! Today, we’ll find God’s comfort in the midst of financial trials.
1 Peter 5:7 reminds us of God’s love for us in the midst of life’s troubles: “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” It’s a reassuring verse, but you must know the context to understand God’s comfort fully.The Context of Peter's Message
The Apostle Peter wrote his letters to Christians scattered throughout Asia Minor. Many of them were being persecuted, discriminated against, and even murdered because of their faith in Jesus. In these hardships, Peter told his readers to:
“Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” - 1 Peter 5:6Life can be challenging. It certainly wasn’t for first-century Christians and may not be for you right now. But Peter’s words contain the secret of God’s comfort. It begins with humility.
You can probably think of a time when you were going along just fine, and out of the blue, something awful happened, like the death of a loved one, a business failure, a car accident, or a job loss. These tragedies can have severe emotional, physical, and financial consequences.
Our Reactions to Hardships
How do you usually react when bad things happen? Maybe you feel anxious and say, “That’s not how things were supposed to go!” Or, you might feel angry and discouraged, thinking, “Nothing good can ever come from this!” If this sounds like you, you’re in good company.
Whether you read the book of Psalms and see David praying laments before God or see Job questioning God during the unfair trials he faced, we leave with this beautiful truth: God can handle our raw, honest emotions.
Like David and Job, in these difficult circumstances, we need to continually be reminded that God is mighty, loving, and perfectly capable of running the universe. As worshipers, we’re not called to deny our pain but instead offer it to the only One who can do anything about it. When we bring our grief into God’s presence, we gain perspective. It’s a perspective that rises above the storm. It’s a perspective that sees the Son of Man standing alongside you in the fire.
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