Write this Down! with Dot Bowen

It’s easy to look at the world around us and wonder why good things happen to “bad” people when so many “good” people are suffering. In this episode, Dot and Cara wrestle with a question they received from a listener about this topic. They explain that it’s perfectly normal to ask why God allows bad things to happen to people we love, and they remind listeners that even when we can’t understand God’s ways, we can know His heart. Episode RecapStart by writing down Job 40:1-8 (0:13)In this episode we’ll be discussing a listener question: Why do good things happen to bad people and bad things to good people? (1:12)It’s normal to question why God allows bad things to happen to people we love (6:37)God’s design was not for us to suffer, but we live in a broken world (10:17)God’s ways are not our ways, but we can know His heart (12:04)David struggled with these same questions until he encountered God (18:05)Only God can judge people’s hearts (21:32)It’s not about whether we’re good or bad, it’s about whether we’ve accepted Jesus (27:55) Resources:The Breathe Retreat is a retreat in every sense of the word, intentionally designed to allow you space to breathe in your Heavenly Father's love! Registration for the 2023 Breathe Retreat opens early October 2022. Learn more here. Send us an email to let us know what you’re learning - hello@dotbowen.com Find Dot Bowen on Instagram and Facebook

Show Notes

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It’s easy to look at the world around us and wonder why good things happen to “bad” people when so many “good” people are suffering. In this episode, Dot and Cara wrestle with a question they received from a listener about this topic. They explain that it’s perfectly normal to ask why God allows bad things to happen to people we love, and they remind listeners that even when we can’t understand God’s ways, we can know His heart.


 

Episode Recap

  • Start by writing down Job 40:1-8 (0:13)
  • In this episode we’ll be discussing a listener question: Why do good things happen to bad people and bad things to good people? (1:12)
  • It’s normal to question why God allows bad things to happen to people we love (6:37)
  • God’s design was not for us to suffer, but we live in a broken world (10:17)
  • God’s ways are not our ways, but we can know His heart (12:04)
  • David struggled with these same questions until he encountered God (18:05)
  • Only God can judge people’s hearts (21:32)
  • It’s not about whether we’re good or bad, it’s about whether we’ve accepted Jesus (27:55)


 

Resources:

The Breathe Retreat is a retreat in every sense of the word, intentionally designed to allow you space to breathe in your Heavenly Father's love! Registration for the 2023 Breathe Retreat opens early October 2022. Learn more here.


 

Send us an email to let us know what you’re learning - hello@dotbowen.com


 

Find Dot Bowen on Instagram and Facebook


Are you interested in having Dot come and speak to your community? Email us at hello@dotbowen.com.

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What is Write this Down! with Dot Bowen?

Bible teacher, author and founder of Cup of Joy Ministries, Dot Bowen, teaches listeners what it truly looks like to know, love and follow Jesus. Each week, Dot invites you to sit down with her and her daughter, Cara, to have an authentic conversation about Biblical Scripture and God’s Truth. Their honest and thought provoking conversations are full of wit and wisdom which will have you diving deeper into God’s Word.

Whether Dot is teaching, speaking or simply grabbing coffee with a dear friend, she can often be heard saying with excitement, “Write this Down!” Her heart for the listener is to take the things she asks you to write down before the Lord and ask Him to open your eyes to His Truth and love. John 8:32 says, “and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free.”

By the end of each episode, you’ll find yourself grabbing a pencil so that you can Write this Down! with Dot Bowen.