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why does God allow bad things to happen?

Cubby's post got me thinking.  There's been so many tough things happen to bumpies lately it seems.  I consider myself a women of faith, but definately don't have all the answers.  This is one I struggle with.   Here's my thoughts, but there are still holes in my logic:

Our world is imperfect and fallen.  God has also given man free will to choose good or evil.  He does soveirgnly intervene, but the why and when of it are past finding out and past our own understanding at times.  At other times He lets us see a miracle or His intervention.  He is all knowing, powerful, and good.  In my own life He has helped in situations, but has also allowed hard things.  From the hard things, looking back I am only stronger, and they have tended to change my overall path for the better...

What are your thoughts? 

Re: why does God allow bad things to happen?

  • There's a great book out there called, "When Bad Things Happen to Good People." When I asked the question you're asking, someone recommended that book, and it really impressed me.
    Mom to J (10), L (4), and baby #3 arriving in July of 2015
  • I agree to an extent.  I don't know.  I do truely believe that EVERYTHING happens for a reason.  I have to believe this in my own life.  DS suffered from Shaken Baby Syndrome  at 3 months old.  If this didn't happen to DS, I wouldn't have met my DH and had my girls.  I guess I just have to believe that this is why it happened.  Something good comes out of something terrible.
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  • no great answers here.  other than the faith i question is the same faith that  helps me heal.
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  • I don't know why He allows bad things to happen . I think it is a part of faith tho, I will never have all the answers in this life but I have faith it will all make sense to me when I meet God. Lots of people in the bible had hardships but still had faith in God. I don't know where I am going with all this but I do agree with you about how when times are hard you end up stronger. In my life I learned the most about myself and life when I faced challenges or difficult times..
  • I think the OP so eloquently stated a good explanation....one that I would try to find the words for but wouldn't be able to. 

    But this...

    .  other than the faith i question is the same faith that  helps me heal. ...

    yup, that's it in a nutshell!

  • Well I think of how God gave up His one and only Son and let Him die for us... That's an amazing sacrafice, and that pain that God felt is that same pain that any parent would feel for their child if they lost their child.

    I think I just trust that since God is all knowing, that He knows and understands situations better then my puny brain can. I guess there are just some things that we just don't (or can't?) understand.

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  • God has nothing to do with it. I actually hate it when people ask this question. The idea that God would intervene in nature, physics, or chemical reactions on someone's behalf is pretty absurd to me. Saint Augustine believed the first step on the road to heaven is humilty in the face of God and one of the first things to shed to get there is the rather egotistical assumption that God exists to serve us in a world He gave us and we managed to eff up.
  • There is a good book called The Shack.  It's very insightful.

  • ZenyaZenya member

    imageAggieCouple:
    God has nothing to do with it. I actually hate it when people ask this question. The idea that God would intervene in nature, physics, or chemical reactions on someone's behalf is pretty absurd to me. Saint Augustine believed the first step on the road to heaven is humilty in the face of God and one of the first things to shed to get there is the rather egotistical assumption that God exists to serve us in a world He gave us and we managed to eff up.

    I agree with this.  I didn't grow up here and so never heard people speak with such reverence until I was an adult.  I still find it quite shocking/startling.

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  • imageAggieCouple:
    God has nothing to do with it. I actually hate it when people ask this question. The idea that God would intervene in nature, physics, or chemical reactions on someone's behalf is pretty absurd to me. Saint Augustine believed the first step on the road to heaven is humilty in the face of God and one of the first things to shed to get there is the rather egotistical assumption that God exists to serve us in a world He gave us and we managed to eff up.

    ditto

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    imageAggieCouple:
    God has nothing to do with it. I actually hate it when people ask this question. The idea that God would intervene in nature, physics, or chemical reactions on someone's behalf is pretty absurd to me. Saint Augustine believed the first step on the road to heaven is humilty in the face of God and one of the first things to shed to get there is the rather egotistical assumption that God exists to serve us in a world He gave us and we managed to eff up.

    ditto

    I don't believe in God but this reply seems spot on to me, whether you have faith or not.  God has nothing to do with it.

    promised myself I'd retire when I turned gold, and yet here I am
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