Stephen Colbert has a quote that I really like: “what punishments of God are not gifts?” He said it in context of talking about his dad’s and brother’s deaths when he was a kid. His understanding was similar to what you’re saying. Even though he hates that this thing happened, God has used it for good still and he wants to be grateful for that as well as being grateful to be alive at all.
Thank you. I needed to read/hear this.
Stephen Colbert has a quote that I really like: “what punishments of God are not gifts?” He said it in context of talking about his dad’s and brother’s deaths when he was a kid. His understanding was similar to what you’re saying. Even though he hates that this thing happened, God has used it for good still and he wants to be grateful for that as well as being grateful to be alive at all.