{"id":17813,"date":"2020-05-14T07:00:51","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T12:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=17813"},"modified":"2020-05-14T07:09:13","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T12:09:13","slug":"when-youre-tempted-to-ask-why-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselor.com\/?p=17813","title":{"rendered":"When You\u2019re Tempted to Ask, \u201cWhy Me?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Question<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">I am often asked, &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t you ever think<span data-contrast=\"none\">,<span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;&lsquo;<span data-contrast=\"none\">W<span data-contrast=\"none\">hy me?&rsquo;&rdquo;<span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;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&nbsp;<span data-contrast=\"none\">instead is<span data-contrast=\"none\">, &ldquo;Why not me?&rdquo; Disease and suffering are part of this sin-cursed world,&nbsp;<span data-contrast=\"none\">so&nbsp;<span data-contrast=\"none\">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?<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Having said that, I&nbsp;<span data-contrast=\"none\">do<span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;now ask&nbsp;<span data-contrast=\"none\">the&nbsp;<span data-contrast=\"none\">question<span data-contrast=\"none\">, &ldquo;Why me?&rdquo;<span data-contrast=\"none\">! However<span data-contrast=\"none\">,<span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;I ask it from a&nbsp;<span data-contrast=\"none\">different foundation<span data-contrast=\"none\">, which transforms it into&nbsp;<span data-contrast=\"none\">a&nbsp;<span data-contrast=\"none\">different question. What do I mean?<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Assumptions<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">When we ask, &ldquo;Why me?&rdquo; in the traditional sense, we are making&nbsp;<span data-contrast=\"none\">a number of<span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;assumptions. We are saying that this&nbsp;<span data-contrast=\"none\">&ldquo;<span data-contrast=\"none\">should<span data-contrast=\"none\">&rdquo;<span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;not be happening to me, that I&nbsp;<span data-contrast=\"none\">&ldquo;<span data-contrast=\"none\">deserve<span data-contrast=\"none\">&rdquo;<span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;better and&nbsp;<span data-contrast=\"none\">&ldquo;<span data-contrast=\"none\">should<span data-contrast=\"none\">&rdquo;<span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;be angry about it. Why would I deserve better? Because I am a&nbsp;<span data-contrast=\"none\">&ldquo;<span data-contrast=\"none\">good<span<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Question\u00a0 I am often asked, \u201cDon\u2019t you ever think,\u00a0\u2018Why me?\u2019\u201d\u00a0I 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. 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