This is reason why world groans in pain

We are cause of our suffering.

Someone has been murdered somewhere as you read this. Elsewhere a woman has been raped. About a dozen wars are going on right now across globe. And in some cave or mountain, terrorists are busy plotting world's final hour. The question arises: Why does God allow these bad things to happen?

Our first parents, Adam and Eve are source of wickedness and suffering in this world. The whole story is in Bible book of Genesis Chapters 2 and 3.

God made them perfect and put them in beautiful garden of Eden. They were to live happy, beget offsprings and take care of earth by expanding borders of paradise, with a prospect of eternal life.

But take note. All these were not just offered on a platter of gold. There was a condition -- and this is very important -- they were to eat all fruits of trees in garden, excerpt one -- fruit of tree of knowledge of good and bad. Disobedience would bring death! Simple instruction.

So man was not created like a robot. He was created with right to make choices, freedom to make decisions.

Now this gift of free will -- right to choose -- either good or bad, life or death, is not to be overlooked. So although we were created free, this freedom is not total, but relative. We are subject to God's laws. And what are those laws? you may ask.

First, we are under physical laws of gravity. Man may decide to climb highest peak of Mt. Everest, ignore this law, and take a giant leap to foot of mountain. Or he may close his eyes to all risks, and go swimming in angry waters of Atlantic Ocean. He has free will.

Also God has moral laws. These involve our life style which includes use of alcohol and illicit drugs, tobacco and sexual promiscuity. Man may choose to have sexual relations with an AIDS victim with belief that he will never catch dreaded disease. He has free will.

Then there are social laws. Man can choose his type of clothing, art, and music. He also has right to choose his type of friends and marriage mate. He may decide to live all alone in jungle, away from civilization, or to walk naked in streets of New York. That is his free will.

And lastly, there are health laws. A sick man has right to refuse medical treatment. He can also decide to go on hunger strike -- without food and water. After all, it is his free will.

Now, our being subject to God's laws is similar to our subjection to laws of State -- man's laws. The laws of nations recognize citizen's fundamental human rights.

A citizen for instance has freedom of movement. But this does not mean that he should drive his car right into President's bedroom. That is a ride to prison.

We are spirit beings living in natural world. We are “passing through,” fulfilling our individual God-given assignments. By choice, we are not our own master, but rather lean on unchanging nature of our God. Our assignments include living life of Christ, depending on God, and leading and teaching as He did during His “natural” walk on earth.

This life we lead requires that we handle our problems and challenges differently than we handle stock market. By “rolling” our problems over to author and finisher of our fate, we acknowledge gift of grace (which is unmerited favor of God) and power we have been given. We also open doors of success in our business and personal lives.

We must learn to enter “rest” of God, comfortable that when time is right what we need for our business and personal success will be in place. We must keep “Word” before us, remembering that “we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities, against powers, against rulers of darkness of this age (Ephesians 6:12). Our power and victory over business or personal challenges, therefore, cannot be attained through earthly means neither through our earthly actions.

We must turn away from our natural responses and stop “taking charge” over making things happen. We must transform our thinking and roll issues and situations over to God. We must seek His wisdom, knowledge, and His perfect timing. “Not my will but thy will”(Luke22:42) must be our lifelong philosophy. In so doing, we demonstrate to all who observe supernatural power we have within us to overcome and withstand obstacles and succeed in our personal and business endeavors.

As children of living God, our response to our business struggles have far reaching impact on those who observe us. We cannot afford luxury of wallowing or whining and complaining, fearing and fretting, or being anxious and distressed. Our steps are observed and critiqued by those who may be weak in faith, or who do not believe at all in power of prayer through submission.

We must remember we exist on this earth to be living examples that God we serve will take care of us in time of trouble and struggle, stress or pain. Because of this fact, we cannot allow ourselves to be impatient or decide we will help God resolve our problems. We have a responsibility to remind ourselves and others that God’s timing is perfect, and He is working it out. “Unless God builds a house, those who labor will labor in vain. (Psalm 127:1) When we operate outside of God’s timing, we waste valuable energy and resources. We also begin to travel in circles accumulating fear, frustration, ill health and doubt in future—all of which are darts of attack from enemy.

Living “roll over” life can reap enormous benefits which cannot be manifested without some actions on our part. We are required to have faith, be obedient and be committed. Faith in power of God, obedience to Word of God, and commitment to Will of God are ingredients to successful rolled over lifestyle we must seek in order to defeat plots and plans of enemy.