The Question
I am often asked, “Don’t you ever think, ‘Why me?’” I have had severe health problems all my life and if you were to see me out of bed, it would be in a powered wheelchair with an oxygen concentrator. So, without a Christian worldview the question makes sense. However, my answer instead is, “Why not me?” Disease and suffering are part of this sin-cursed world, so why should I be exempt? Should it be one of my sisters instead? Maybe I should wish it were someone without Christ to bring comfort, grace and, ultimately, healing?
Having said that, I do now ask the question, “Why me?”! However, I ask it from a different foundation, which transforms it into a different question. What do I mean?
Assumptions
When we ask, “Why me?” in the traditional sense, we are making a number of assumptions. We are saying that this “should” not be happening to me, that I “deserve” better and “should” be angry about it. Why would I deserve better? Because I am a “good
