Why did God allow my husband to get Multiple Sclerosis (MS)?
It's a question that I think of from time to time. My husband has had MS now for 19 years. I've never been mad at God for allowing his MS, because I know that in all things in my life, they're for my good .
Romans 8:28-29: 28 And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. 29 For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters."
10 years ago or so, I was sitting in church during communion and sort of complaining to God about how much harder life is with Rick and his MS and how he wasn't the man I married any more. I immediately heard in my head, very clearly, "No he isn't the same man you married because now he knows Me." My husband was not a believer when we were married. He came to saving faith in Christ our Lord about 7 years after we were married.
Even so, sometimes the ugly head of jealousy rears up and I find myself wanting what other couples have - to go out to dinner; walking hand in hand without assistance; going shopping; going on trips to anywhere; - things that most people take for granted. Even help with mundane household things like getting the mail or taking out the trash.
Just this week, I was pondering this again. And it suddenly became very clear to me. My husband's MS isn't about me - it's about him and his relationship with Christ. So why did God allow him to get MS? What I've observed is that my husband has become more humble, more dependant on God, and his faith has increased. He can testify to others about the goodness of God in our lives because through Christ, he is strong.
2 Cor 12:9-10: and He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. 10 Therefore I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in distresses, in persecutions, in difficulties, in behalf of Christ; for when I am weak, then I am strong.
