Praise if I win or if I lose

Have you ever hated God? I mean as a Christian. Have you ever been angry 

with him? When was it? What situation did cause it? Mostly we don’t berate God – if we have money and if we are simply happy. What if we lose this? Then it is a real challenge of loyality. 

Look at biblical Job. He was OK, rich and had everything he wanted (Job 1:3). However, then he lost everything, including family and friends. Everyone left him. But he stayed loyal and God gave him his reward. When we are with God, it doesn’t mean everything will be easy. Trust in God is important next to the strenght to fight the challenges.

In the movie Facing the Giants the american footbal coach leads his team through the prayer: „God, give us strenght. If we win, we will praise you. If we lose, we will praise you.“ They win a few matches, but then here comes a defeat. But team fill their promise and praise the Lord.

It is not important how hard challenges are, but how much we bet into this and how much we let God lead us through this. Therefore – if you win, praise the Lord. If you lose, praise the Lord.