# God Karma

By Frank Mann Jr. · Friday, October 2, 2026 · *Job 1:22*

I got to thinking about this week and our talks of "doing good," and how it seems there's this weird idea of God Karma that some people have. What I mean by that is it's easy to fall into the trap of thinking that if we do good, God will reward us with good stuff. Conversely, if we don't obey or stray from our Father, He'll punish us with suffering.

Here's the rub in that thinking. Y'all remember Job? He was really good. And yet he was allowed to suffer, and never really knew why. AND, God is good.

> "In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong."

> Job 1:22

Job never found out why he suffered. Most times, we don't either. Sometimes we see the big picture. Sometimes God reveals to us what He has in mind. Sometimes He doesn't. We simply do not know the ways of God, and are left no other option than to trust. Dig?

Look, God never promised an easy life. Actually, He promises the opposite.

> "In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."

> John 16:33

I don't know why suffering happens, and cliché answers are offensive to those who are suffering. But I do know what happens when people see the pain of others and respond with Christ's love. I have seen how God shows us what love looks like in pain. Meals delivered. Hospital rooms visited. Prayer given. Kids watched. Lawns mowed. Hope shared.

God doesn't ask us to have all the answers, but simply reminds us that this world is not our home. Suffering makes us desperately long for His return, and encourages us to follow His example of love in action for those in need.

Good things don't always happen to good people, but God is still good, and invites you and me to be His hands and feet to those in need, even when we don't have answers to the difficult problem of pain and suffering.

Be Nice. Grace Wins.

FMJ

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