When You Wonder, "Why Me?"

"Pardon me, my lord," Gideon replied, "but if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all his wonders that our ancestors told us about when they said, 'Did not the Lord bring us up out of Egypt?' But now the Lord has abandoned us and given us into the hand of Midian."   - Judges 6:13 NIV

When circumstances turn adverse and our minds are clouded with doubt, we often turn to a trusted friend or spouse for reassurance.

Some seasons in life make us question whether God is truly with us—whether He has abandoned us or left us to be tossed about by the enemy. One difficulty after another assaults us, and we begin to doubt if God is who He says He is.

I think we can all sympathize with Gideon. When the Midianites oppressed the Israelites, God’s people cried out to Him for relief. Yet the enemy continued to pillage without mercy, destroying crops and livestock alike. How could a loving God allow such unrelenting hardship to fall on His own people? Why them? Why you and me?

When facing adversity, we must not allow our circumstances or fears to override the truth of God’s Word. God has not abandoned us, and He never will (Deuteronomy 31:6). He has promised to be with us to the end of the age (Matthew 28:20). These are not just comforting words; they are the unshakable promises of God—truths we must hold onto when we are tested.

Just as God rescued the Israelites from the Midianites, He will deliver us when we cry out to Him in our distress. The next time you find yourself asking “Why me?” remember the words of the apostle Peter:

"In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed." (1 Peter 1:6-7)

God can turn your “Why me?” into gold. Trust His promises—He is always faithful.