Why, God? from Addiction | Podcast Episode on Podbay

Why, God?

27 minutes Posted May 13, 2026 at 5:00 pm.

The Question of Suffering: When the World Turns Upside Down

In Good Company: The Righteous Also Ask Why

God Receives the Prayers of a Grieving Heart

The Depth of Job's Loss: Not a Molehill

The Error of Retribution: Suffering Is Not Always Punishment

Sin Equals Suffering? The False Counsel of Job's Friends

The Doctrine of Providence: God the Divine Craftsman

When Life Shatters and Cannot Be Reversed

"Why Was I Ever Born?" Job's Lament Renewed

A Great Cloud of Witnesses: Moses, Elijah, and Jeremiah

God Refines Through the Question: The Still Small Voice

Remember Where You Are: This World Is a War Zone

Life Is Short, Eternity Is Long: Monday and Tuesday

You Are Not Alone: Through the Valley of the Shadow

Trials Refine Faith: All Things Work Together for Good

The Empathy of Christ: A Man of Sorrows Who Can Relate

The Hissing Turtle: Moved From Plan A to Plan B for Our Good

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Is it okay to ask God "why"? In this bonus study from Job 10, Dr. Toby Holt asks a question every hurting believer has felt: is it allowed to bring God our raw, grief-filled "why"? Job, the most righteous man on earth, tells God plainly that he loathes his life and wants to know why God is contending with him. God is big enough to receive our honest laments — asking "why" in our pain does not mean God loves us less. Moses, Elijah, Jeremiah, David, and Paul all...

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