gonizing in prayer over a difficult leader who was causing conflict in my church, I asked God to remove him and to protect my family and me. As senior pastor, I became the target for a few disgruntled people that this man had secretly poisoned against me. Eventually they demanded my resignation, threatening to disrupt and control the coming business meeting if I refused to comply. How could God let this
happen? Why was I facing this trial while the church was growing? I fervently prayed for God to act, but His silence was deafening. I felt that He had abandoned me to my trials and left me to suffer alone. Every Christian has experienced times when trials seem overwhelming. We naturally wonder: Where is God? Is God letting us down? Does He care? If God is good, then why is He allowing evil to triumph?
