It never fails. Whenever someone is made aware that I'm Christian, and am a hardcore believer in Jesus is our Lord and Savior, I get the same question every single time.
"Well, if there's a God, and He is so perfect and good, then why would he allow (insert horrible, terrible tragedy here) to happen?"
Allow me to grant you a little extra sleep tonight. You don't have to lose sleep over this one, my little scientists. We are human beings. Right? Just like Jesus was. He was born without sin (Thanks, Virgin Mary!) and died for us so that we can be saved. If you can remember what the priest, pastor, etc. said in the Easter church service that mom and dad forced you to go to, Jesus suffered a brutal death. And he didn't even DO anything! (He was born without sin, remember?) That's how much he loves you guys. Now I know, you're thinking, "Pshh. You can't be serious. Someone did not lose their life for us, He didn't even know us." Oh He knows you. Now, because he died for OUR sins, that really means that He's giving us a million chances to mess up, screw up, and totally turn on Him. We kinda suck, don't we?
That being said, God puts terrible, horrible things into our lives for a very valid reason. You've experienced death, sicknesses, you've been in the worst situations in your life. You've been through the worst of it all. To hell and back. You know why God put that in your life? #1. So that you turn to Him for his help. You know that if you turn to Him, He WILL help you, right? Sometimes you just have to pray a little bit harder than you'd like. But believe me, if anyone will tell you that He can change a life, it's me. Personal Experience. #2. He puts all of the garbage that you don't even want in your life, because He's preparing you to help someone else out. Let's say, God forbid, you've experienced the death of a loved one. Someone in your path will experience the same thing. And guess who's there to be there for them. YOU. God puts hurt in our lives to let us help others. I'm pretty sure He has a pretty good plan to the start world peace. Oh, if we'd only listen.
So remember, the next time you're dealing with crap. Deal with it like a man, for humanity's sake.
