What’s wrong with me? What’s wrong with this world?

Each of us has a sense that things are not the way that they are supposed to be. Perhaps we now recognize that this makes sense since God created us and this world for a good purpose that honored Him and caused us to flourish. But what went wrong? Why do I feel so far away from God? Why do I continue to experience failing relationships? Why is there war? Why have I experienced loss? Why does this place seem so mean at times? These are all great questions that deserve a good answer. That answer is once again found within the context of God’s Story. In Genesis 3, God allows us to read and understand that while He created things good, we royally goofed things up. God gave Adam and Eve a command to not eat the fruit of a particular tree. Satan, who is our enemy and the enemy of God, caused this couple to question the truthfulness of God and even to question whether God had the right to reign over them. In response, Adam and Eve did eat of the fruit and tried to establish their own kingdom instead of submitting to God’s reign. A catastrophic chain of events took place from here. The Bible says in Genesis 3 and Romans 5 that our right relationship with God was ruined because when Adam sinned by choosing to live against God’s reign, it resulted in each of us being sinners against God’s reign by nature and choice. The relationships between humans also suffered as we began distorting what God intended relationships to be as the Bible clearly shows throughout the remainder of its content. The Bible even says in Genesis 3 and Romans 8 that all of creation suffered as a result of that human decision. God’s Story provides the answer for why things are not the way they are supposed to be. But we still want to know if there is a solution to this problem and if there is really anything for which we may hope.  Thankfully, God’s Story continues.