As kids get a little bit older, and begin to see some of these "types" of things happening in the world, they can begin to ask a lot of good/reasonable questions about why this kind of stuff happens or why God didn't do something about it. Whether they realize it or not, they are really asking a question that has been asked for thousands and thousands of years. Why does bad stuff happen? How does God and suffering go together?
It's in that vein, that I offer up a few resources that might help you as a parent talk to your kids about these types of things. These are meant for your own personal development as opposed to giving them to your kids.
John Piper helps me tremendously with the way he handles this issue, here are some links to some resources specific to Japan and others from previous natural disasters.
- A Prayer for Japan
- How Can I Believe God is in Control When Something Bad Happens?
- Is God's sovereignty limited?
- Tsunami, Sovereignty, and Mercy
- Tsunami and Repentance
And finally, this last link is a little paper I wrote up about the "seeming" contradiction (because there is none) between a "mean" God in the Old Testament and a God of "grace" in the New Testament - Did God Change?
Hope they help!
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