Hanna Kraft
No one can say why any specific bad things happen in our lives. The broad answer, though, is sin. This is a fallen world, and it's progressively grown worse since the original sin. (6,000 years is a long time to grow sin!) God did not cause sin; He allowed it to happen, because he let humans have free will. Pain and suffering is a result of sin.
But because God is so good, He works our pain and suffering to our good. He cares for us. He doesn't let us have more than we can handle. And, best of all, we can let Him have all that pain and suffering. He knows what we're going through--after all, that's what he did on the cross!
But because God is so good, He works our pain and suffering to our good. He cares for us. He doesn't let us have more than we can handle. And, best of all, we can let Him have all that pain and suffering. He knows what we're going through--after all, that's what he did on the cross!
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