Why bad things happen to good people

[Littlelambseativy]

I like this answer too -

Prayer (Answered And Unanswered)

By Daymond Duck

The Bible gives several reasons why one

[enoob57]

Why do people so often want God to explain why He lets bad things happen,

Because we hurt.

Sorry you were offended, Candice. I just thought the way this explanation was worded was comforting and encouraging.

Sorry sis, I could have beefed out my explanation a bit more. I am not hurt nor offended (well I am hurt now and have been hurt before, and can sympathise with those who want an answer to this question, but I am not hurt / offended by you or this thread), I just do not need to ask the question "why" because I already know. Man sinned.

Not for punishment but to give pure direct from God (Love essenced in God likeness) to give to others as Christ has to us....

Candice & Neb I would like to lay this before you for your examinations! I believe you both to be of good mind and spiritual wellness so here it is:

Our Father has told us that know one knows the heart but Him.

He has also said that we are engaged in a warfare by superior being in abilities and would be able to lead us away by deception if allowed by God. Also an important factor is our bodies are in

direct influence by the world we are no longer to attach to.... You add all this up and we have trials that have purpose to teach and reveal the truth of God in experiential flesh and spirit warfare to

bring us into Christ likeness by renewing the mind to a spiritual plane of God's Will becoming the ultimate desire within our souls being.... I have found by God's grace and The Holy Spirits

power that I can fully believe myself to be certain way... I mean have no doubt of it's reality within and a trial will come it will be fashioned and formed for me to apply my what I think I am to the

trials calling only to fail showing what I thought was the real am to reveal I am not ....Here is the critical aspect of the whole purpose of the trial... I either in humility confess to The Lord my pride

in thinking I knew my own heart and admit to Him I am small and weak and need His everything to deliver me from the lie of myself to the reality of Him within!Truly light comes into dark places

unless we shrink back from the trial into the darkness of the lie... It has been given me to understand waiting upon the Lord is in fact the realization that in and of myself there is no source for

judgment in things but In Him Through His Spirit by the understanding of The Word.... I could not for a very long time understand Paul's willingness to go to eternal separation of God for the

sake of His Brethren "The Jews"... It wasn't till a trial took my mind to the reality that what I thought was dead was not me (but the idea of me).... It is the Holy Spirit of God that can effectively

cause us to abandon ourselves to The Perfect Will of God so in the entirety of essence is the obedience to the Perfect Pleasure of The Father all is brought to bear "never the less Your Will be

done" ... anything that would prevent this heart from being formed in us shall in fact come under trials to bring about the opportunity to see the false way that resides in us and

The Purposed

Intent

to empty by discarding in repentant prayer so that portion can be filled With God The Holy Spirit. We are to be like Him this is the Will of The Father in Christ Jesus.... When the heart is

truly readied from trials to the place it no longer holds to that outside of God 's Will for it is perfected in reason, in purpose, in prayer, so that Love is now perfected in God from which it flows

unto the witness of His Children so that Christ may be seen.

1 Peter 1:7-12

7 that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ, 8 whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, 9 receiving the end of your faith

[nebula]

(well I am hurt now

Why are you hurting?

[~candice~]

(well I am hurt now

Why are you hurting?

Sis, not anything you have done just wanted others to know that I was giving an opinion from a position of experience. I'll send you a PM in a tic.

xoxo

[Dionysiou]

yeh thats an optimistic way of looking at it but i doubt it's that simple. I mean people get bashed, raped, starve, murdered and there is mostly just pain and suffering which comes out of it. I'll have to go with the "fallen world" crap happens scenario.

[Guest agua]

I returned and saw under the sun that

[nebula]

yeh thats an optimistic way of looking at it but i doubt it's that simple. I mean people get bashed, raped, starve, murdered and there is mostly just pain and suffering which comes out of it. I'll have to go with the "fallen world" crap happens scenario.

How would you answer -

"Why is God allowing this to happen to me? Why doesn't He stop it? Doesn't He love me?"

[sheya joie]

Neb, this is a passage from Psalms that stunned me a few years back:

Psa 66:10 For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.

11 Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins.

12 Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.

[Guest]

yeah that's an optimistic way of looking at it but i doubt it's that simple. I mean people get bashed, raped, starve, murdered and there is mostly just pain and suffering which comes out of it. I'll have to go with the "fallen world" crap happens scenario.

Cruising

And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. Luke 12:16-21

Or The Cross

And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. Luke 9:23

Some Will Choose Wisely

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. John 16:33

But Most Will Not

The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. John 3:35-36

[nebula]

Right, Joe.

Did not Jesus say we would go thorugh trial and tribulation while in this world?