If God Loves Me, Then Why is My World Falling Apart?

If God loves me, shouldn't He prove His love by showering me with blessings? If God loves me, why hasn't he shown me that love through my early father? And why doesn't he tell the girls at school to stop bullying me?

These are questions that several teens struggle with daily. In fact, I had a teen reader of this column email me that exact question: Does God love me?

The answer? Yes. He loves you.

You then might ask, “So why does my life seem to be falling apart? I thought He was all-powerful. Can’t He prevent bad things from happening?”

Yes, God is all-powerful. But we have to remember that Satan controls the evil of this world. Not God. (Continue reading on Whole Magazine)