Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God. - Matthew 4:4

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. - 2 Timothy 4:7

1. “Everything happens for a reason.” Except that isn’t in the Bible… 2. We say it because we want pain to make sense. And that instinct? That's not wrong. That's human. 3. What the Bible actually says: And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him. (Romans 8:28) It doesn't say everything is good. It doesn't say everything has a reason. It says God works in all things. 4. You don't have to find a reason for what happened to you. You just have to trust that God is working in it. You are not alone in hard times. 5. Faith doesn't always mean having the answer. Sometimes it just means trusting the one who does.

"Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock." - Matthew 7:24