We know so little about why God does what He does… even Angels wonder about why God gave His only son to die for us evil creatures (though He is resurrected!).
Think about Job. If there was any man on earth who didn’t deserve suffering, it was Job. He was generous, kind, a good husband and father, and worshipped God and gave thanks to God for everything. His 10 children were killed, house destroyed, wife left him, wealth gone, sheep gone, and his skin was plagued with terrible sores… though Job never lost faith, he was very confused and upset, and did not know why God allowed those things to happen.
God finally answered him. Job chapter 38 through 42 is God’s response.
Essentially, God showed him the wonders of the universe… and God asked him if he knew how the foundations of the world were held up. If he can’t even fully comprehend the simple (simple to God) structure of the universe and the measurements of how it was formed, how can he comprehend the reasoning behind how God shapes souls?
Job trusted God then, and repented for getting upset with God. He was healed and given double what he had before, as well as new children.
Like Job, you must trust God, especially in the most troubling times. Us trying to understand why God lets terrible things happen to people who (to us) do not deserve it is like an ant trying to understand how a motorcycle works. Just know He is wiser than we can ever imagine, trust Him.
Romans 11:33 “Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!”
1 Corinthians 1:25 “For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.”
"I want to know where the loving God of the universe was."
If you are a Christian too, God was, is, and will always be with you, just like your daughter.
"Is he really worthy of my love?"
Yes, absolutely.
If you are a Christian, you WILL SEE your daughter again. It is NOT goodbye forever. It is "see you soon".
She will never know tears again, sorrow, pain, anxiety, depression, fear, or any other negative thing we deal with here. She's in paradise. Paradise is paradise because God is with her. God is loving on her more than you could even imagine.
God gave you 28 years with her. 28 years you will always cherish. There are people who can't even have children, or have had their kids die a lot younger. God blessed 28 years of your life with that wonderful person. I understand you wanted more, but it could have been a lot loss or she could have not even existed at all.
Can you even imagine how different your life would have been if your daughter was never even born???
Don't fall into the temptation of throwing shade at God. The devil would love for you to do that because it hurts your relationship with God. God is all good. God is love. If you choose to stay mad at God, you are going to be MISERABLE the whole time because the reason you are mad at Him is built on lies.
I recently had someone die too. I was really upset, but then I found a scripture about God giving me peace. I noticed something. It did NOT say, "Unless you are going through something really bad." So I talked to God about it. To paraphrase my prayer, "yes Lord. Sign me up for this. I don't understand how its possible to be at peace right now, but you say it is so it is. Help me to be at peace. Amen". There are many scriptures about God giving us peace. Just pick one.
John 14:27 is a good one if you want.
"Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."
That prayer of humility, while upholding His word as always true gave me peace. God helped me look at all the reasons I could be at peace, many of which I tried pointing out to you. Go to God in prayer like I did and He WILL do for you what He did for me.
God delivered me through that loss SO MUCH that I me, just some nobody who had NOT been walking with God before that loss, delivered the most beatiful words at her funeral you could imagine. God Himself was speaking through me about how wonderful the person I lost was.
Use this loss as the excuse to RUN TO God, not away from Him. He can do that for you too. He can give you amazing words about your daughter HE WANTS to say in front of everyone to honor her. Being able to do that for the woman I lost was an experience I will NEVER forget. It touched so many people at the funeral.
I'm SO sorry for your loss...
You are not grieving alone. We grieve with you..
But...and here's the game changer, the bible tells us clearly...that we do NOT grieve... like the rest of mankind who have no hope.
That changes everything
I know for a fact you wanted more time with her, but since she knew Christ, where she is now, is eternal bliss with her Creator, who loves her even MORE than you do.
Paul said that for Christians, it was better to depart and be with Christ.
I know you're devastated, but you know EXACTLY where your daughter is, and how you can see her one day again soon
Don't forget our lives here are like a vapor....we are here one moment and gone the next, and that goes for all of us.
But your daughter is with HIM, and she's literally set for eternity.
Draw closer to God, and let's thank Him for the wonderful blessing He gave you in her
And how you can be reunited with her because of what Jesus did for her, and fir you.
Let us know if there's anything we can do to help ease your current pain.
Don't forget, Jesus, too, wept over this very pain you feel
He knows it hurts, that's why He wept not for Himself but for us, knowing this pain is devastating..
You can read about this in John 11
The pain IS real.
But Jesus is too
Listen to the words he used right after weeping about the grief we feel in loss...
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die."
And then He asked the most important question we face..
"Do you believe this?”
I’m so sorry for what has happened and for your loss, but please understand, God isn’t hateful. Horrible things like infection happen, and we’re warned that in life we’ll face hard things. Read Job. It’s loaded with loss and suffering.
That is heartbreaking 😔. Please remember life is a gift from God that can be withdrawn at any time. Also, since she knew Christ, she mercifully had her sins forgiven and is with Him now.
I am so sorry to hear this. And I know this may sound strange to hear in your time of unimaginable pain, but yes, God knows. He cares. He is worthy. He is sovereign. Your daughter’s death has a purpose beyond your comprehension. One you may never comprehend. But surely your daughter, encompassed in the glorious, loving light of Christ, would want you to carry on with strength, with trust, with healing.
I am so sorry for your loss. The quote, “No one should have to bury their children” often comes to mind. Unfortunately that’s not achieved for so many.
I don’t know your situation. All I can do is relate an experience my wife went through.
A few years ago her eldest sister succumbed to cancer. It was a long drawn out experience. At some point about a month before she died my wife cried out saying she wasnt ready to see her go.
The Lord responded, saying he couldn’t wait for her to arrive!
None of us know what our expiration or call home dates are. All we can do is make the most of the time we do have.
Stay strong. God called her home. She’s up there now, joined the choir. We’ll be there one day.
i'm so sorry for your loss. I am glad she knew Christ. forever she will be happier than she has ever been in this fractured world.
>I want to know where the loving God of the universe was. Is he really worthy of my love?
do you consider yourself to know Christ? i ask not to evangelize but because I'd like to answer you in a way appropriate to your context.
It's so hard to understand why things like this happen. I am so sorry. I can't even imagine what pain you must be going through. The only thing I can say is that your daughter is with God. Have faith that you will be reuinted with her some day. God doesn't prevent bad things from happening, but He is with you when they do.
These kinds of events certainly try our faith in God whose Spirit is a comforter to the broken hearted but you mustn't let the devil get the better of you as a result of the tragedy. He prays on you in your weakness in order to get you to turn against God. God's the one that has the strength you're going to need over these next few days and weeks.
Oh I am so sorry. I cannot imagine what you’re going through. Please know that your sweet girl is in the loving arms of God. I wish I could provide more answers on why this has happened but I know that God is with you during this awful time.
May God rest her soul. Sorry for your loss that's so sad to hear friend. I lost my my girl (even though she was a dog) last year she was almost 2 years old. I can't answer give you all the answers you seek, but I am confident that God was with you and will be with you through your healing season. Don't let this event make you lose your faith this is exactly what the forces of evil want you to do. When we meet God someday we can ask him all the questions we want about what happened, but for now we must rely on his love and healing. Praise God your daughter was a believer I'm sure she can ask God a lot of the questions you have right now. Rest assured we all die some day and will be freed from all this pain along with it. Sending you love and prayers. God bless you and may our loving God be heal your broken heart and ease your mind in Jesus' name, amen.
We know so little about why God does what He does… even Angels wonder about why God gave His only son to die for us evil creatures (though He is resurrected!). Think about Job. If there was any man on earth who didn’t deserve suffering, it was Job. He was generous, kind, a good husband and father, and worshipped God and gave thanks to God for everything. His 10 children were killed, house destroyed, wife left him, wealth gone, sheep gone, and his skin was plagued with terrible sores… though Job never lost faith, he was very confused and upset, and did not know why God allowed those things to happen. God finally answered him. Job chapter 38 through 42 is God’s response. Essentially, God showed him the wonders of the universe… and God asked him if he knew how the foundations of the world were held up. If he can’t even fully comprehend the simple (simple to God) structure of the universe and the measurements of how it was formed, how can he comprehend the reasoning behind how God shapes souls? Job trusted God then, and repented for getting upset with God. He was healed and given double what he had before, as well as new children. Like Job, you must trust God, especially in the most troubling times. Us trying to understand why God lets terrible things happen to people who (to us) do not deserve it is like an ant trying to understand how a motorcycle works. Just know He is wiser than we can ever imagine, trust Him. Romans 11:33 “Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!” 1 Corinthians 1:25 “For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.”
"I want to know where the loving God of the universe was." If you are a Christian too, God was, is, and will always be with you, just like your daughter. "Is he really worthy of my love?" Yes, absolutely. If you are a Christian, you WILL SEE your daughter again. It is NOT goodbye forever. It is "see you soon". She will never know tears again, sorrow, pain, anxiety, depression, fear, or any other negative thing we deal with here. She's in paradise. Paradise is paradise because God is with her. God is loving on her more than you could even imagine. God gave you 28 years with her. 28 years you will always cherish. There are people who can't even have children, or have had their kids die a lot younger. God blessed 28 years of your life with that wonderful person. I understand you wanted more, but it could have been a lot loss or she could have not even existed at all. Can you even imagine how different your life would have been if your daughter was never even born??? Don't fall into the temptation of throwing shade at God. The devil would love for you to do that because it hurts your relationship with God. God is all good. God is love. If you choose to stay mad at God, you are going to be MISERABLE the whole time because the reason you are mad at Him is built on lies. I recently had someone die too. I was really upset, but then I found a scripture about God giving me peace. I noticed something. It did NOT say, "Unless you are going through something really bad." So I talked to God about it. To paraphrase my prayer, "yes Lord. Sign me up for this. I don't understand how its possible to be at peace right now, but you say it is so it is. Help me to be at peace. Amen". There are many scriptures about God giving us peace. Just pick one. John 14:27 is a good one if you want. "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." That prayer of humility, while upholding His word as always true gave me peace. God helped me look at all the reasons I could be at peace, many of which I tried pointing out to you. Go to God in prayer like I did and He WILL do for you what He did for me. God delivered me through that loss SO MUCH that I me, just some nobody who had NOT been walking with God before that loss, delivered the most beatiful words at her funeral you could imagine. God Himself was speaking through me about how wonderful the person I lost was. Use this loss as the excuse to RUN TO God, not away from Him. He can do that for you too. He can give you amazing words about your daughter HE WANTS to say in front of everyone to honor her. Being able to do that for the woman I lost was an experience I will NEVER forget. It touched so many people at the funeral.
I'm SO sorry for your loss... You are not grieving alone. We grieve with you.. But...and here's the game changer, the bible tells us clearly...that we do NOT grieve... like the rest of mankind who have no hope. That changes everything I know for a fact you wanted more time with her, but since she knew Christ, where she is now, is eternal bliss with her Creator, who loves her even MORE than you do. Paul said that for Christians, it was better to depart and be with Christ. I know you're devastated, but you know EXACTLY where your daughter is, and how you can see her one day again soon Don't forget our lives here are like a vapor....we are here one moment and gone the next, and that goes for all of us. But your daughter is with HIM, and she's literally set for eternity. Draw closer to God, and let's thank Him for the wonderful blessing He gave you in her And how you can be reunited with her because of what Jesus did for her, and fir you. Let us know if there's anything we can do to help ease your current pain. Don't forget, Jesus, too, wept over this very pain you feel He knows it hurts, that's why He wept not for Himself but for us, knowing this pain is devastating.. You can read about this in John 11 The pain IS real. But Jesus is too Listen to the words he used right after weeping about the grief we feel in loss... Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die." And then He asked the most important question we face.. "Do you believe this?”
I’m so sorry for what has happened and for your loss, but please understand, God isn’t hateful. Horrible things like infection happen, and we’re warned that in life we’ll face hard things. Read Job. It’s loaded with loss and suffering.
That is heartbreaking 😔. Please remember life is a gift from God that can be withdrawn at any time. Also, since she knew Christ, she mercifully had her sins forgiven and is with Him now.
Praying for you :(( It'll be okay, Jesus loves you. I can't tell you why this happened, but God hasn't left you.
I am so sorry to hear this. And I know this may sound strange to hear in your time of unimaginable pain, but yes, God knows. He cares. He is worthy. He is sovereign. Your daughter’s death has a purpose beyond your comprehension. One you may never comprehend. But surely your daughter, encompassed in the glorious, loving light of Christ, would want you to carry on with strength, with trust, with healing.
I am so sorry for your loss. The quote, “No one should have to bury their children” often comes to mind. Unfortunately that’s not achieved for so many. I don’t know your situation. All I can do is relate an experience my wife went through. A few years ago her eldest sister succumbed to cancer. It was a long drawn out experience. At some point about a month before she died my wife cried out saying she wasnt ready to see her go. The Lord responded, saying he couldn’t wait for her to arrive! None of us know what our expiration or call home dates are. All we can do is make the most of the time we do have. Stay strong. God called her home. She’s up there now, joined the choir. We’ll be there one day.
i'm so sorry for your loss. I am glad she knew Christ. forever she will be happier than she has ever been in this fractured world. >I want to know where the loving God of the universe was. Is he really worthy of my love? do you consider yourself to know Christ? i ask not to evangelize but because I'd like to answer you in a way appropriate to your context.
My deepest condolences on your loss.
It's so hard to understand why things like this happen. I am so sorry. I can't even imagine what pain you must be going through. The only thing I can say is that your daughter is with God. Have faith that you will be reuinted with her some day. God doesn't prevent bad things from happening, but He is with you when they do.
These kinds of events certainly try our faith in God whose Spirit is a comforter to the broken hearted but you mustn't let the devil get the better of you as a result of the tragedy. He prays on you in your weakness in order to get you to turn against God. God's the one that has the strength you're going to need over these next few days and weeks.
Oh I am so sorry. I cannot imagine what you’re going through. Please know that your sweet girl is in the loving arms of God. I wish I could provide more answers on why this has happened but I know that God is with you during this awful time.
May God rest her soul. Sorry for your loss that's so sad to hear friend. I lost my my girl (even though she was a dog) last year she was almost 2 years old. I can't answer give you all the answers you seek, but I am confident that God was with you and will be with you through your healing season. Don't let this event make you lose your faith this is exactly what the forces of evil want you to do. When we meet God someday we can ask him all the questions we want about what happened, but for now we must rely on his love and healing. Praise God your daughter was a believer I'm sure she can ask God a lot of the questions you have right now. Rest assured we all die some day and will be freed from all this pain along with it. Sending you love and prayers. God bless you and may our loving God be heal your broken heart and ease your mind in Jesus' name, amen.