Why did God take my 2yr. old cousin away via way of drowning?

Question

He didn't deserve this! I'm mad at my self cause there was nothing i could you,because he drowned while swimming in his kiddie pool.(sniffles) Why did god do this to him?

Answer 1

I hate to be the one to say this. I would rather offer some words of comfort to make you feel better... but I don't really think anything I could say will make you feel better anyway. This is a tragedy beyond words.

God had nothing to do with the death of your cousin. The only reason 2 year old children die of drowning is because their parents aren't supervising them properly. I don't say this to be hurtful or to condemn your cousin's parents, but to prevent this horror from happening to other children.

God didn't take your cousin. Your cousin's parents neglected to protect him from drowning.

Answer 2

This is such a tough question. Do you believe in God? Many people, including myself, believe that everything happens for a reason. Your cousin must've served his purpose in life. I know it's hard to imagine, but the truth is that only God knows the big picture. Chances are, God was actually saving him from an even worser fate. Only God knows what the future holds, and although his drowning death was tragic, God probably saved him from something even more devastating that you don't even know was a threat.

Did you ever hear any of those miraculous stories like someone getting stopped at a red light, only to find that if it hadn't been for the light, they would've been killed at the next intersection when the drunk driver ran the stop sign?

Keep the faith, Honey, and the answers will come when God wants them to. Take care.

Answer 3

Maybe God saw way down the road that this child would grow up to be a bad person. We don't know the future but He does. Maybe God "saved" him from a sad future.

Maybe God used this little boy's life to put certain relatives in desperation to seek Him.

We don't know...but He does and He knows best.

Instead, thank God that you had this short time of enjoying your cousin's fellowship.

Don't be angry at God. Every day everyone is born with a birth date and a day to die. Some die by fire, others by
sickness, and others by drowning.

If God had to take him, be thankful it wasn't by a slow and painful cancer or some other tragedy that many suffer.

Remember, all children go to heaven for they are innocent of sin and some day you shall see him again
as long as you serve God.

May God comfort you in a special way is my prayer.

Answer 4

When I was young a friend passed away, the Priest (she was Catholic) explained it like this; Every day God Picks a fresh bouquet for his table, some are fully bloomed, and some are still buds. (he used flowers to represent peoples age). This made us all feel better. You know, My mom passed away when I was 17, I was SO angry at God I didn't think I would ever trust him again. But time passes, and thing become easier, God brought me back to him and that is where I find comfort and peace. Remember, God had a plan for this child, and it was his time to go. Rest assured that this toddler is with him in heaven. Take Care and God Bless you.

Answer 5

First let me say how sorry I am for your loss. Sometimes we don't understand why God allows things to happen in our lives. Only God can see in our futures. He looks down the road where we can't see. God knows what it takes to get our attention. Not that I am saying that is what happened here, however God is in control and He does not make mistakes. He is a loving God with our best interest at heart. Maybe he saw in your cousins future something that would have been alot more terrible for him to endure and God spared him from going through it. Please take comfort in knowing that your cousin is in Heaven wrapped up in the arms of Jesus. The Bible says that God will not allow more to be put upon us than what we can bear but will give us the strength to bear our trials.

Answer 6

We will never know except that it was his time to go. When it is your time, that is it. The only person who knows the answer can't tell us so, we just have to accept what is and celebrate life, however short. And God didn't do it to him. He just decided it was time and had it not been swimming it would have been something else. We think that we have the power to save people, we only save the ones that God hasn't chosen yet. When you are born, the time that you will die has already been decided. Whatever your purpose is in this world, will have been done by then. It isn't our choice. I am so very sorry for your loss but please remember to celebrate your cousins life. I am sure that he brought joy to many people and maybe that was his purpose. Good Luck.

Answer 7

We're sorry to hear that. There are reasons why certain things are happening. I don't believe that God took him away from your family. There are two unseen spirit elements in this world. The Good and the Bad. Maybe the bad elements took him to death, but believe me, his sould is rescued by God and took him to His Kingdom as his son, to take care of him to become an angel of God. Cheer up, God is great, He knows what's the best for everyone.

Answer 8

First of all i am very sorry for ur loss. Second of all I was told 2 differnt things to come to mind first. One is there are Grandparents in heaven that need to love kids too and the other is I was told soemtimes God takes kids before it seems it should be their time to stop the suffering that will come later in their life. He is saving them from future suffering of some sort (only God knows what that is). Make any sense to you? Stay stong and again i am sorry for your loss but be assured he is being taken care of very well. God Bless~~

Answer 9

Blaming others for an incident like this is part of the grieving process. The same God you're angry at now is waiting to heal too. Your cousin didn't do anything wrong, nor did you or God.

I'm sorry for your loss, but blaming God won't resolve the grief or fix any problem here.

Answer 10

This truly a tragedy. If believing in God helps you make sense of this, through God's unknown plan or God's reaching out to aid you, may that belief bring you comfort. If you don't need to believe in God in order to see this as a random accident, just like a car accident or lightening strike, then may your acceptance of the accident bring you comfort. If there is a middle ground, may it lead to eventual peace, and may your memory of your cousin help you to see your own life as a daily wonder, although many times a wonder filled with grief, sadness, suffering and upheaval.