bad things happen to good people
http://www.charismanews.com/opinion/52820-2-reasons-why-bad-things-happen-to-good-people
Do you wonder why bad things happen to good people? Jesus gives us the answer to this question in Scripture.
- In this world you will have tribulation, meaning difficult times.
Jesus says in John 16:33: "I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But be of good cheer. I have overcome the world."
Tribulation entered into our earth when Adam and Eve decided to rebel against God and His ways. This original sin opened the door to Satan and his evil ways and allowed corruption to enter into our world and into the human body as well.
Did you notice that in the midst of difficulties Jesus says to be of good cheer? This does not mean that we are to be happy because we are facing hard times, but because of what He does for us at Calvary we can walk in victory despite the hardships.
God did not create people to suffer, but sometimes we do suffer because we live in a fallen world.
So, if it is not God's plan for people to suffer, then who is responsible?
2. Satan comes to steal, to kill and to destroy.
In John 10:10, Jesus clearly describes Satan's intentions, "The thief does not come, except to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly."
God is not responsible for all the evil that is happening around us; Satan is. The devil is bent on our destruction. Jesus calls him a thief, who comes to steal God's blessings from us.
