Topic: When Bad Things Happen To Good People

Good people have bad things happen to them. In truth, we do not always understand how or why bad things happen to good people. In our minds, we generally think good people should get a pass and not have to suffer like others. However, look at the lives of good people who have had bad things happen to them. In nearly every case, the best people, the really, really, good people, have still been able to be victorious in spite of bad things happening. Within themselves, even in their darkest hour, God-believing people have a shield and defender who keeps the Light or spark of hope in them. Finding, keeping, and having hope is really a thing of faith..a thing of faith in God. If you believe in God then your faith keeps hope alive. If you do not believe in God then when the exterior of your life comes apart, all hope goes with the exterior because you have no hope within you. If you believe in God's unfailing love then you have access to it. If you do not believe in God's unfailing love then you cannot find it. When bad things happen to good people, the best people still find hope in any darkness because their faith in God gives them an eternal future.

These words were posted at one of Shepherd's Care Ministries Sites called Wisdom Moment. This site is located at: http://www.shepherdscare.net/wisdomminute

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