Why do religious people always say "God has bigger plans" when bad sh*t happens?

[Anonymous]

An apartment complex is on fire. A girl posts on Facebook for prayers; someone comments "this just means God has bigger plans for you." So what? God's gonna risk the lives of who knows how many people in the apartment just b/c He has "bigger plans" for 1 particular person? That type of narcissistic thinking is atrocious. You'd think a little spoiled bratty kid would say that, not a grown adult. Oh and we might as well call off the firefighters b/c they're interfering with God's Plan, huh?

[Guy13]

What the religious folks mean, if you are Saved, then God’s Sovereignty “has got you”. God did not cause “bad 💩 “ to happen.
—One exercised his/her Free Will and their is an effect or consequence from so doing. One either “chose”or “chose not” the Thing before them….. One doesn’t always get punished immediately for doing wrong OR this would an empty 🌎 🌍 🌏.
—If one is Saved and bad 💩 happens then you are being forged into more like Christ…out with the Impurities. So, And I am sure of this, that He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ (Philippians 1:6). And, for all have sinned and fall short of glory of God (Romans6:23)-human free choice. But even so, I know the wages of sin is death but the free gift of God is eternal life In Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 6:23), therefore, And we know that for those who love God, all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28). It is Well (song)….

[libsaretards]

Sometimes the fire might have been destined to happen because God saw fit. Sometimes it is careless action. Not every bad thing that happens is by God's design. Sometimes there is a price to pay for dumb actions.

God does not promise to protect his believers from the trials of life. In fact he tells us our lives will be harder than those of the unbelievers.

When someone says "God has bigger plans", those bigger plans are for his followers. If an apartment complex catches on fire, that is unfortunate and can happen to both believers and non-believers. However, the believers have the comfort of knowing God WILL make the bad situation have a good outcome somewhere down the road. The non-believer does not have that luxury since their provision is at their own hands.

As for the deaths in that fire, THAT would be up to God. Regardless of if you are a believer or not, we are all appointed to die once. No matter how tragic the death, it happened because God allowed it. The ONLY way a human will die before their time is by suicide. God allows that because he is a God of free will. He does not want that person to commit suicide, but that is that person's choice. Other than suicide, death will only happen at the time and in the manner God intended. The non-believer will suffer a 2nd death at Jesus's second coming.

Firefighters fighting a fire is not interfering with God's plan. That example is just your feeble attempt at a jab against Christians. ANY and ALL things good come from God. ANYONE doing action to help their fellow man IS doing God's will.

Every event, good and bad, that happens to us is from God. However, the bigger plan part is where humans have a choice. You either believe and trust God and watch him IN HIS TIME bless you or you do not believe and have no hope.

[Anonymous]

God cannot fix every stuff that happens some things happen to though you up and honestly right now I'm sure he has bigger things to do in Ukraine than just taking care of a single apartment...

[Anonymous]

Its not always right it might be a punishment it might be a test some people may lose their beilive and become atheist. I myself happened with me I wanted to buy that car and i even offered more than its original price by 100$ but didn't sell the car to me i was upset few days later i found same model cleaner interior and the seller was very kind i bought the car then the other guy called me and asked me to buy his car obviously no one wanted to buy it he even offered to lower the price. Then month later i saw the car for sale again for very cheap price because it needed engine then surprise the car ended in the junkyard i was lucky to not buy this car. another example i still remember one day i was with my friend and his car suddenly stopped he was very upset then the car did work few minutes later the car in front of us hit the stop light i highly believe if my friend car didn't stop then we should have been hit by that car we were both surprised. Sometimes its true bad things may happen but its not really bad it might be beginning of something better

[OneNineZero]

Humans have no power or control over bad things and when they happen humans will try to do only 1 of the 2 things they can do
First put the blame on God that's it's god's will
Second God has a plan and this is his plan in action
Both of them are bull it's just a way for people to handle bad situations it don't make sense but humans eventually get along with it

[slatyb]

What else can they say? Of course it's all quite silly. All they are really saying is "Shit happens".

It all makes more sense if you leave God out of it.

[all_hayl]

I suspect you have never actually read the Bible. Your question is answered pretty much throughout, but you might find the answer inconvenient. Happy hunting.

[Anonymous]

I had bad shit happen in my life

and because of it
I was alone
and GOD began to teach me things
while I was alone

SO YES THINGS GO BAD
some times its our own fault
but GOD teaches in those times

https://www.youtube.com/embed/WN60zIdqwKo

thank you CHRIST for flooding the earth and saving us

[Wade12345]

the unbeliever always wants to blame God for everything, but humans are evil and deserve to be punished. Bad things happen to bad people. period.

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

Stupidity on their part. God let's us live our lives on earth how we see fit.

This world is broken and bad ish is bound to happen all the time.

[Klinklins]

Because they relate everything to God