Just my thought

I was reading someone's blog who wrote that God is so good because she survived a horrific car accident, married her prince, and beat cancer. I'm glad she was able to do these things, but this is what perturbs me about those who tout the goodness of God. Is God not good if these things don't happen? She wouldn't be thanking God if she didn't survive these things (well, besides the fact that she would be dead). Do people ever think to thank God even when bad things happen? No, they don't. They only thank Him when things go the way they think they should go. But, I think people should thank God no matter what. We would like for life to go our way, but who are we to know what way is best for our spiritual growth? When the bad things come (and this is something I'm working on remembering myself) we should thank God for these trials and tribulations because He sent the bad things to us out of love, so that we can evovle through the tough times. And that's why we are here--to evovle and leave this life a better person than when we came into it.