Why do Bad Things Happen to Good People?

The million dollar question.

Of all the pain and suffering I've seen in this world, most of it has had to do with good poeple. Smart people, people who know God, those who do good for the world. Why is it always that these people are the ones who have problems with the world. Not those who bring evil, misfortune, and do the work of the devil. Usually, those people are fine.

Disease, suffering. All the work of the devil. The devil who wants evil in this world. The devil that will do work to keep those who do evil okay. Yet he works to destroy those that bring good into the world. It makes no sense. God tells us that this suffering will come. But, it still hurts.

Those of us who have doubts and question God. That's who the devil finds vulnerable. He preys on those that have such confusion in their mind about what to do. Currupts them. Defiles them. Until they are his. It is our duty to make sure that the devil can not get to us though. Though we can't just force someone to know God, try and lead them towards getting to know God. Make them see all that he has done for them. All that he can do. The world is an evil place, thanks to the devil. But us followers, us believers, those of us wo have been saved. It is up to us to stop this.

We must stand strong in our faith, and show that we will not back down. No matter what.

All God's Creatures

The first time I learned this lesson, I was in a homeless shelter in uptown Chicago, lsitening to the story of one man. His story made me think about many things in my own life and really opened up my perspective on life. But, he taught me one thing that still sticks with me.

Love all of God's creatures. We have no right to decide which one's should live and which ones should not. What does this mean? I know plenty of people who kill bugs and spiders that come near them, because they are a "nuisance" or set up mouse traps. And, rat poison? Before making a decision like that, think about this...

God created that creature for a reason. If didn't want it to live, it wouldn't be there. Therefore, what tight do us humans have to decide whether another human or animal should live? We don't. We aren't God. And we never will be either. Therefore, we don't get to make decisions for God.

The second time I learned this lesson was in English class, reading The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, a novel by Samuel T. Coleridge. This novel has a very important message ,that we should all love Go'd creatures, and we should not unfairly end any of their lives, or hurt them in any way, or it will come back to haunt us. Why? Because we have no right to judge which one of God's creatures should live and which should not.