If you asked me why the sky is blue, or why the leaves change in the fall I could answer without hesitation. I know the answers to nearly every math problem and could tell you all about geography. But, what I couldn’t tell you is why bad things happen. I don’t know why people die too young, or why the kindest of hearts tend to suffer the most. I just don’t know, and I probably never will. But what I do know is this; it will make you a better person if you let it.
It wont be easy. I can’t promise you how long it will hurt, but I can promise you that if you use it as fuel it will be your fire, and not your downfall. I myself, through all of my struggles have grown as a friend, lover, family member, and overall person. Not because of all the pleasant, happy times in my life, but from the bad ones. The terrible, begging God for answers, up at 3 a.m. holding yourself as you cry, things. And I get it, it’s so easy to fall into that place, and to not see a way out. Everyone around is telling you, “Theres a light at the end of the tunnel.” But you stand there in silence wondering to yourself how long that damn tunnel is. Believe me, it’s there. The reason that God chose this storm for you might be unknown, but he has a plan much greater to get you out of it.
What I’ve learned, if I’ve learned anything at all from the bad things, is that they don’t last forever. And although I don’t know why they happen, and it seems entirely unfair most days, I trust God’s plan, finding peace and strength in knowing that it’s his will, and not my own.
Things We Think But Never Speak 