Why does life, God, etc. let bad things happen to us?

Bad things happen to us in order to let us grow as a person. I always asked myself why does God let bad things happen to me and I realized that it is a way to bring us closer to him. When you are feeling down, still rejoice in the Lord. He is always by our side and there's a reason to everything.

Life doesn't let things happen, it is all based on chance and how people react to their environment. You can never expected life to be fair, but you can always make the best of bad situations. How we react back to the world is the only real thing we can control. Encouraging others to act in good faith helps make things a little fairer.

I have spent years asking this very question. I don't think God lets bad things happen to good people. Sometimes bad things happen to good people and there's no really good explanation.

Bad things are a part of life its like you cant get success without failure so even if something bad happens it will be followed be something good

Incidents that happen to us are a result of what we do. Our beliefs and ideals may contribute to our actions but we are still in control but once we let our beliefs and ideals take control of our lives, we’ll ourselves and I believe this is the reason why religion/ any kind of supernatural beliefs bring bad to our lives and society.

I think bad things need to happen to us in order for us all to appreciate the good things we get too.

I wish we know the answer. Different religions or philosophies have different answers. It's something that bothers people for ages. I personally didn't find or hear the 'right' answer for me, but I think as people we should try to do our best to spread love so less bad things happen.

It isn't God who lets bad things happen to us he's given us free will to make choices for ourselves it's our own choices, choices of another's actions, and unforeseen situations that things happen as they do. Lack of faith in God & ourselves also are the cause to making bad things take place.

Everything happen for a reason. Sometimes bad things happen because it will teach us something which may be useful and help us in the future.

Everything that God does is for our good. There is never any bad intentions in his plans. Think about it, Nick Vujicic, a man with no arms and legs, becomes one of the most influential person in the world. He travels to different continents, and inspires and heals others. Just look! A guy with no arms and legs, helping others! If you have a disability, it's not necessarily bad. God just has a plan for you that everyone else doesn't have.