God never said that this life would be a bed of roses
This is what he told Adam and Eve following the eating of the forbidden fruit.
Gen 3:15
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. Gen 3:16
Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire [shall be] to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. Gen 3:17
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed [is] the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat [of] it all the days of thy life; Gen 3:18
Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; Gen 3:19
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou [art], and unto dust shalt thou return. Is the world evil? Yes, according to Paul.
Gal 1:4
Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:
But do not be saddened by this. We were made in the image of God, and deep down most everyone yearns for peace and happiness. This is what God wants for us too. Believe me, when we finally get it, we will truly appreciate it.
Love in Christ,
Darren
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