God has a funny sense of humor

he giveth and taketh away. within the same day he can give someone a blessing and take the same blessing away from someone else's life. i'm sorry for the one that loses, but also for the one that gains, who is full of excitement and joy. i know that any gain in this world is transitory and the more we treasure them and find our value in them, the more loss we'll experience later when god takes them away. when will we learn that? or will we just hold onto the next good thing that happens more tightly after we've experienced loss?

someone recently asked me how i can believe in a god that is so unfathomable and seemingly unfair, letting bad things to happen to good people. sometimes things don't appear fair to me by my human standards either, but when i see the bigger picture, i'm always amazed. i think i need more faith in god's will and also just his creations. one day he disappoints me with people and another day he impresses me with their resilience, courage, and vulnerability. it's all part of his great lesson plan.