Is it God's will?

[Ribosome]

was it part of god's plan for me to get sick? i have many more issues besides OCD, and i was suicidal for a long time in the past because of all the pain. i get peace knowing that what happened to me was not an accident, but was part of god's plan for me. i get peace knowing that god put me through this, and he will use this torment for his good and my good eventually.

a friend of mine is also really sick, and what got her sick was the same kind of accident, it wasn't her fault. but she blames herself for what happened to her and what the accident has done to her and all the suffering that it has brought on her. she is consumed in severe thoughts about how stupid she was not to avoid the accident. these thoughts are destroying her, she has been consumed in them for over a year, and they never go away.

are the accidents that bring about disease in our lives part of god's will and plan? do we struggle with OCD and other diseases because they are part of gods plan?

 

[seajoy]

I think it's God's plan to use these things that happen, because there is sin in our world, to His glory. We can always be assured that God will make all things be for our good.

I have a pain disorder and depression/anxiety/ocd (although the ocd doesn't bother me anymore). It's a thorn, but God's strength is made perfect in our weakness.

I hope your friend can let things go. It will eat her up to keep blaming herself. That is so sad.

You have a very healthy Christian attitude concerning your struggles. That is so neat to see.