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Why does it seem that bad things happen to good people? I am no saint, don't get me wrong, but I have tried to love God and live His way. Why does he test me?
I have always wondered this. I have read plenty of books on the topic too. I would love to hear anyone's insight on it. Last week in Church, the preacher talked about it. He said God tests us to make us into more mature and wise people. "Test" help us to grow and become the people God wants us to be. Tests or challenges are given as lessons - how will we handle it? Will we turn to sin such as alcohol and drugs? Or will we turn to Him? The book of Job is a good example. Satan wanted to see if Job would stop believing if bad things happened to him and Job did not turn away from God. It is so easy to question and blame God - God why did you do this to me? God why have you forsaken me? God why did you let my best friend die? God why did you let it happen? God did not want Jennifer to suffer. This was not her lesson. This is what I believe, God put her onthis Earth to raise two ownderful children and through her example show others what kindess and compassion can do for the world. It still amazes me that she was baptized but sis not know much about the Bible or about the power of prayer. She truly was an innocent. I believe Satan took her husband and turned him into a monster and jennifer was just not strong enough to fight him off (emotionally- not the actual murder). it is all the circumstances that are teaching us, those she loved and left, to be stronger, to recognize and embrace her passion forhelping others-it's a lessons to remember to tell those you love that you do love them - you never know when they will leave us. Posted on 07/04/08, 06:07 pm |
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What a wonderful peice of writing!! I have questioned God so many times throughout my life, it's just human nature. Sometimes I really just wanted him to answer me right then and tell me WHY me WHY this? But that is not the way HE works.... Later, after a lot of different circumstances, you usually figure out why, sometimes you have to be looking real close but he will let you know and then everything makes sense. God is Good!! 
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Through this whole oedeal, I have been wondering why. i tried to be a good mom a good provider and do what i could for my two sons. look how it turned out Matt killing himself. he was the one who could help me. now i have noone. Ben is only 13 and my mom is 86 and can't do much at all. I don't know why things turned out like this. my life feels like one big mess. And i definitely don't blame god but i keep wondering why,and what did i do...
So i know how you feel... Susan
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I once heard a saying that goes: "troubles are often tools by which God fashions us for better things." I know that in my life, whenever pain or trials have come my way, if I leaned on God, as He wants us to, I have come out stronger, and more able to help myself and maybe others in my life.
Remeber that Jesus, the only sinless man on earth, felt human emotion as well. The shortest sentance in the Bible reads: "and Jesus wept." It was when he lost his best friend Lazarus to death. Yes, He was able to go and raise him from the dead to comfort his sisters Martha and Mary, but He knew that all of us would go through death and mourning, to come to eternal life one day. God doesn't cause heartache and pain, but He does allow it, and use it to bring us closer to Him. Huggs, Rainbow
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I have often asked that question, but not so much anymore as there is no answer. It does seem the good suffer more, we who love God seem to have to deal with more pain in our lives. I know in my case, it did bring me closer to Him. Maybe that's one of the answers.
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That is very good reasoning on your part. I was once "very" involved in Christian religion but now I have no Need. What kind of a god would allow innocent people to suffer so much. The world is full of suffering and if there was a "loving" god, why would he let us all suffer so much. We do learn a whole lot though by having a child or close friend die. I learned that my child loved "unconditionally." I want to be like him. None of us really know what happens after death. You can read every book ever written and still not know because they are all just written by men and women who have their own opinions.
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I have wondered about this for sooo long...as a child i would pray every night for god to take me away from the pain i was enduring...nothing ever happened...my brother-in-law was allowed to continue to sexually and physically abuse me...what i learned from that was that i must have been a really horrible person since god would not protect me....now as an adult and mother i feel the same way...i still don't understand it...how such harm could be allowed to happen to a child...how was i supposed to be able to protect myself from a grown man?...and now having to endure the loss of my child...the most excruciating pain i have ever felt...many people have thrown at me the saying "He won't give you more than you can handle"....for now, it feels as if he already has...there are many days, like today, that i feel i can't possibly survive this pain....
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I asked God to heal my daughter at least long enough to get married and have a child. One week after she brought her child home she was back in hospital with 1 in 100 chances of living three days. She survived 14 months before giving in to the brain cancer. I asked God for my husband to survive after a stroke. He has survived 22 years but has been disabled. I believe God does answer our prayers but He knows better than we what the future holds and I believe He is there to help us through. I would like to recommend a book I wrote about losing my daughter and raising my grandson. It's called: "Has Anyone Seen My Daisy?". It has lots of poetry and tells the story of my survival. I wrote it to help others know that they can survive and come out with a smile on their face. I hope it can help you.
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Where can i get that book? I also wonder why? but i don't blame God I just want to know the plan.
Friends have told me that "You are strong and that God gives you no more than you can handle." well meaning people really don't get it. I just wish I could understand. Susan
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I dont believe god is testing me or that god has any control of anyones lifes or alot of things wouldnt happen i dont believe anyone could let such cruel things happen to make others stronger an take away good people if that makes me a bad person im in for more bad crap but i think what will be will be
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Thank you for all your insights. I am glad others out there are thinking about this. I have to believe He has a plan for me and sometimes the plan involves trials which are awful to go through. It keeps me sane to know there is some reason for this horrid times, I may never know the reason - hope I will some day - but I just have to have the faith to trust there is one.
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