Is God Sovereign over Our Suffering?

Since the Bible teaches that God is in control of all things, why do Christians still suffer? Today, R.C. Sproul reassures us that even tragedies have a place in God’s good purposes for His people.

The sovereignty of God indeed stands above and behind every single thing that ever happens. That in itself is hard for us to swallow because there are lots of things that happen to us that are genuinely tragic in their real life circumstances. But when we understand that the sovereignty of God stands above and behind even the tragedies of our life, that is not a reason for us to curse the darkness or to think that this casts a shadow over the goodness of God. But really it is a matter of the greatest hope and greatest comfort for us because we know that when God exercises His government of the universe, in His sight there are no tragedies. And it’s because God stands sovereign over all human circumstances that the Scriptures can say, “All things work together for good for those who love the Lord.” When we are called according to His purpose and are His children, even the tragedies, as tragic as they may be in their earthly manifestation, ultimately redound to our good, happy fortune and to the glory of God.