For today's episode of Ask Paul Tripp, we found two archived answers as he replies to similar

questions from Christians who are struggling to reconcile the goodness and love of God with the

reality of suffering here on earth and then suffering for all of eternity. That is damnation.

Here's the first question.

If a loving and sovereign God forms a baby in the womb,

why does he allow disability?

I can't think of a sadder, more heart-rending thing

than for a parent to watch your child suffer some physical, mental, or emotional

disability, it does tear your heart out. Our

daughter was walking down the street

in Philadelphia several years ago

and a drunken, unlicensed driver

careened onto the sidewalk

and crushed her against a wall.

She had massive injuries.

When if it happened in the suburb,

she wouldn't have made it to the hospital.

She was bleeding profusely and internally.

Had 12 breaks of her pelvis alone.

And when I went into her hospital room the highest level of intensive care she's hanging between life and death at that moment

vital signs out of control as a dad I fell apart.

And the only thing I could think of doing was to climb up into her bed, put my cheek next to her cheek.

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