If God is God is all-good and God is all-powerful, then why do we have struggle in this life? This is certainly an important question worth asking. Humanity has been asking this question for thousands of years. It’s also a very difficult question to answer and has become an entire area of study in theology, which we won’t fully cover right here.
However I would like to highlight something: struggle is found throughout the Bible. The authors of the Bible do not hide the paradox of struggle. In fact, struggle is not only throughout the Bible, it is actually a core part of the Bible. In fact, when God chose His people, He named them… struggle?
Israel Means Struggles with God
God chose His people to be the descendants of Jacob, and then He gave Jacob a new name: Israel. We read this account in Genesis 32.