Can ANYBODY tell me why God would let a saint like my mother-in-law get leukemia and suffer the way she is????

Question

This poor woman has never done anything to purposely hurt anyone in her life. This is just not right. What kind of a plan is that for God to have for her life. I am just ranting at God I guess. This really sucks.

Answer 1

We will never know for sure until we die, but heres my answer:

He has a plan for your mother-in-law. her suffering has not gone unnoticed with him. perhaps, for example if she donates her body to testing after her death, she will be able to save another life. Her life could be an example for others, by how strong she may be going through this.

And i am saying from experiance that everything happens for a reason, we just may not know it yet.

im 15 now, and when i was 11 my dad was in an accident. i was there when it happend and it has left emotional scars that will be with me for life. My father is now a parapalegic, who probably should have died that day, but agains all odds he survived. He will never walk again, but is stronger than ever now.


i will keep your mother in law in my prayers
dont lose faith

Answer 2

I am so sorry this is happening to your mother-in-law. People throughout the ages have tried to answer the suffering question and all have failed. The problem is with the premise of the question which assumes that there is a God in charge. If there is a God it is obvious it does not enter into the lives of people to help or hurt or protect them. Sadly we are here to make the best of our own life and help others to do the same but don't expect a god to help.

Answer 3

First, i am sorry for this trail you are in, but life is made of many tests, and this is one of them. have you thought that well other then the pain, maybe this is the way your mother inlaw enters the place we all long to be, by are lords hand?

REASONS FOR LIFE
Sometimes people come into your life and you know right
away that they were meant to be there…to serve some sort of
purpose, teach you a lesson or help figure out who you are or
who you want to become. You never know who these people
may be but you lock eyes with them, you know that very
moment that they will affect your life in some profound way.
And sometimes things happen to you at the time that may
seem horrible, painful and unfair, but in reflection you realize
that without overcoming those obstacles you would never
realize your potential, strength, will power or heart.
Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance
or by means of luck. Illness, love, lost moments of true
greatness and sheer stupidity all occur to test limits of your soul.
Without these small tests, life would be like a smoothly
paved, straight, flat road to nowhere safe and comfortable
but dull and utterly pointless.
The people you meet affect your life. The successes and
downfalls that you experience can create whom you are, and
the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact they are
probably the most poignant and important ones. If someone
hurts you, betrays you or breaks your heart, forgive them
because they have helped you learn about trust and the
importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart.
If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not
only because they love you, but also because they are
teaching you to love and open your heart and eyes to little
things. Make every day count. Appreciate everything
that you possibly can, for you may never experience it again.
Talk to people whom you have never talked to before, and
actually listen. Let yourself fall in love, break free and set
your sights high. Hold you head up because you have
every right to.Tell yourself you are a great individual
and believe in yourself, for if you don't believe in yourself,
no one else will believe in you. Create you own life and
then go out and live it. ...12/10/2002...TJP

Answer 4

This IS horrible. Do you believe already? Some people are comforted by the idea of god, but there is any good answer when stuff like this happens, and there ain't no god. The idea that he "moves in mysterious ways" is a cop-out.

But according to the bible he's been a sick son of a b**ch over the years so it's just the sort of thing he would do...

Answer 5

some times things happen that we can not control. One thing we can do is ask questions:
why you mother-in-law?
no god would just let some thing like this happen, there must be as cause.
is it enviormental?
was it the something in the water?food?air?
something has caused a cellular change. it is most likely a outside source .
are there other people in her community that are the samecondition?
maybe it was some thing that she was exposed to as a child
there are endless reasons.
if you investagate you might find the cause
DON'T take the doctor's WORD for it, that there is "NO CURE"
if you belive in god then you must belive that he created everything. then if he made some thing that makes us sick, he will provide us with what will cure us as well. remeber "seek and you will find"--bible
don't wait find out as much as you can about her cancer. don't stop searching util you find your answer. god does not make or let bad things happen to people. it just happens because of carelessness either on part of the victim--being inthe wrong place at the wrong time. or outside sources--bug sprays, fertilizers, and all the other poisons out there. go to as many doctors as you can. remember doctors are only humans. many doctors truely belive "if I can't cure them, they can't be cured"
don't belive them. some times blood transfusions will give you a little more time. don't worry about money if you look there are people and organizations waiting to help they just don't know who needs help, find them it could save her life. if all your searching still bears no fruit then at least spend her last days making her as happy as you can--take that one last trip/s to that place or places she has never been or never thought she would get to go to again. life as as a whole sucks in way weither you a vegitarian or meat eater you must take life to stustain life give her some of you life, in the end there maybe nothing that can save her, but will she die know everyone as given up or will she know that her family did every-last-thing they could do to save her life. sometimes knowing that others have hope will keep the sick hopeful
good luck

Answer 6

Your mother-in-law is a magnificent soul that has taken this resposibility of carrying an unknown burden. Her choice to do so is deeper than you can see and it is her will and only her will that allows for this. She has to go through this to gain experience and knowledge that we can't really grasp. Her choice to do this is affecting us world wide and it's helping people come up with a cure and understanding of what it is. This is not a plague from a vengeful god. Our realities are our own and we are the masters of our destiny. Don't give up hope from where you get it and don't give up faith to where you put it. There is positivity that surrounds even the darkest moments. Tell her to fight and hang on because she's not the only one but who she is there's only one of. Deep inside her mind, heart, and body she can overcome this. She is going through something that only she can explain and the strength that she holds in her mind to have come this far is beyond ours. She can help so many others who have this disease.

Answer 7

I'm sorry to hear about your mother-in-law. It's hard to watch a person you love- suffer. I don't know why, but God must've had his reasons for including pain, death & unhappiness in the scheme of things. Maybe your caring about her so much- is a part of it. He wants to see if we really love & are "paying attention" to each other in our lives. It also could be that He doesn't control EVERYTHING in our lives- & that He expects us to "step up to the plate" & help one another when one of us is hurting or gets into trouble. Again, I don't know. For now, show all the love & support you can to your mother-in-law, & don't worry about ranting at God. I think he understands. Hang in there.

Answer 8

I understand your feelings and also understand why you would question God's plan. But there is a plan and you have to believe that. I went through a very tough time myself and could not understand why I was on the path that I was. The person I fell in love with didn't want me, and I didn;t feel any love for the wife and family that I had. I was totally lost. But I made it through and learned so much. My life is much better after going through what I did.

Answer 9

In Indian context, Karma literally means "deed" or "act" and more broadly names the universal principle of cause and effect, action and reaction which governs all life. Karma is not fate, for man acts with free will creating his own destiny. According to the Vedas, if we sow goodness, we will reap goodness; if we sow evil, we will reap evil. Karma refers to the totality of our actions and their concomitant reactions in this and previous lives, all of which determines our future. Not all karma rebounds immediately. Some accumulate and return unexpectedly in this or other births.

Your mother-in-law may definitely be a good personality but, right now, she is suffering from leukemia because of some bad things she did in her previous life. Have faith in God, everything will be allright. EVEN THIS WILL PASS AWAY!

Answer 10

My mother died with throat cancer, you talk about something painful. I suffered with her for 3 yrs. She was a good woman and believed in God and the Hearafter. She taught me that. I believe that thoes that suffer the worst here on earth and Have lived a good and loyal life to God will have the riches rewards in heaven. God is love, he is not a vengful God. He does not approve of little children suffering either. But It's the way of the world, and the path to Heaven. God Bless you in this time of sorrow and dispare, but please, KEEP you faith.

Answer 11

God is not the problem. The problem is that humans chose to sin, so now we are reaping the causes of that choice. Sickness and disease are all a part of that decision. I am sorry about your mother-in-law. The good news is that God can heal her. She simply has to believe it in her heart and trust him. I have personally seen many people get healed by God's power. Your mother-in-law can be healed too.