I was reading a devotion tonight about accepting the good and the bad from God. It was the story of Jonah in how God both blessed and challenged Jonah. The author said that God uses both good and bad to transform and guide us. After I read it, I thought does God really do bad?
While I cannot speak for God, I do not believe that God would consider it bad. He will present us with challenges in our life from time to time, just as you will challenge your children. Your children may consider it to be bad, but is it? We consider what God allows us to go through sometimes as bad, but is it?
We want to equate what God does as good and bad, but I am not really sure why. He is the creator and everything belongs to Him and that includes us. He will definitely challenge us, but that is to ensure that we are on the path He wants us to be on. Remember, there are many paths, but only one leads to salvation and I believe that is His ultimate goal. It just happens that when He does challenge us, we sometimes take the wrong path so He is trying to guide us back to the right path.
Please pray for God to help you get on the right path. When He does challenge you, pray that He will provide you the strength to endure. Finally, learn to accept and be thankful for the challenges in your life.