Often, people have asked; "Does God exist?", "If there is a God, why is there still so much suffering and pain everywhere?". Well, I've heard this story somewhere before and it provides a good analogy for a couple of questions.

A man went to a barber shop to have his hair cut as usual. He started
to have a good conversation with the barber who was cutting his hair. They
talked about many things and various subjects. Suddenly, they touched
the subject of God.

The barber said, "Look man, I don't believe that God exists!"
"Why do you say that?" asked the man. "Well, it's so easy; you just have to go out in the street to realize that God does not exist. Tell me, if God existed, would there be so many sick people? Would there be abandoned children? If God existed, there would be neither suffering nor pain? I can't think of loving a God who permits all of these things."

The man thought for the moment, but he didn't want to respond so as to cause an argument. The barber finished his job and the man went out of the shop. Just after he left the barber shop he saw a man in the street with long hair and beard. It seemed that it had been a long time since he had his hair cut and he looked so untidy.
Then the first man again entered the barber shop and he said to the barber: "You know what? Barbers do not exist!"
"How can you say they don't exist?" asked the barber. I am here and I am a barber."
"No!" the man exclaimed. "You don't exist because if you did there would be no people with long hair and beard like that man who walks the streets."
"But, I do exist, and that is what happens when people do not come to me."
"Exactly!” affirmed the man. "That's the point. God does exist, and see what happens when so many people don't go to Him and do not look for Him? That's why there's so much pain and suffering in the world."

Well friends, it does not mean that the moment you receive Christ in your heart, life would be a bed of roses neither will everything go your way. Instead, it may be more difficult as you would face ridicule or mockery from others. These could be a test from God as He would never giver you a life that would make Him unnecessary. Instead, as a Christian we know that God is always with us and that in the end, we would have eternal life. Let us persevere and know that God is always with us and that no matter how difficult things may be, He would always give us a way out though it may not always be easy but God will always be there providing for us. Though God may give us sufferings, it will never be one that we cannot overcome or withstand instead, these sufferings would make us better and stronger and will allow us to help others. As long as we hold fast and trust in Him, He will show us a way.

And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. Romans 5:3-5

If God is For us, who can be against us? Romans 8:31

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