Heard Piper say this in a sermon this morning.

“For most people today, if there is a god, he exists to be thanked briefly after a close call, and questioned thoroughly after a tragedy.”

I think this is true for most Christians. We need to regularly be strengthening and refining our doctrine of suffering. God is not who we think he is if he is only credited with having a hand in the good things.

The quote is from his Hebrews series from 96′/97′. Here’s the direct link to the sermon if you’re interested: Woe to Those Who Trample the Son of God