Why Not Me?

Sometimes, for some of us more than others, we are hit with a curve ball, something that rocks us to our core, a hardship or ailment. In these moments we often are tempted to get angry, to blame God or others, to shift the focus off our inadequacies and short comings and place all the focus on the perceived reason for our strife or at the very the appointed object of our wrath. As Christians though our perspective and subsequently, our response should be entirely different. When trouble comes our way we should see it as an opportunity to put God's glory on display. For the Christian, hardships of any kind, difficulties of any magnitude, should be met with praise and thanksgiving toward God and a graceful disposition that says, “Why NOT me?” Instead of the usual, “Why me?” I am reminded of a passage in James, it says, 

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. ~James 1:12 ESV

Life is a proofing ground. Notice, I didn't say proving. We don't have to prove anything. God proved himself worthy and sufficient so we don't have to. I said, proofing. Like a precious gems or metals are refined under intense pressure and heat we have to walk through life in order to come out come out having been made better for it. That is how we become more Christlike.