Death.

Death hurts. Death breaks people down. Death is NOT God created. 


1 Corinthians 15:54-57 When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.


^ this scripture says "WHEN the mortal puts on immorality" "THEN shall come to pass"...right now, there is sting, death has won...we are living in a sinful world. God is NOT happy with death. God is NOT pleased with death. He does NOT find joy in death.


We look at the story of Lazarus. 

John 11:33-36

 ³³ When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. ³⁴ “Where have you laid him?” he asked.
   “Come and see, Lord,” they replied.
 ³⁵ Jesus wept.

JESUS WEPT!!! He did not correct them in hurting, He too was hurting. Death is NOT a good thing. God is not to blame for this. God is near to the brokenhearted weeps alongside us. Run into His arms, not away with a blaming mouth. He did not create this. 


Michelle Patterson put it best in her song "In love with forever"

My heart was not made to endure such distress
the grief and the tearing and the dying of death 
and I can't comprehend that i'm without that one 
I was in love with forever 
I was in love with forever


I was not designed to filter this pain 
with any sense made of it or good to be gained 
and I don't understand this harsh parting of ways 
I was in love with forever 
I was in love with forever


They say You don't ask us to do anything 
that cannont be done, but this cannont be done 
my heart will be bleeding all over this mess
I am in love with forever 
I am in love with forever


Long as i'm wasting and falling apart 
long as I'm hoping for hope for my heart 
long as my feet are still touching this dirt 
i'll be in love with forever 
i'll be in love with forever


Don't blame God for this. He didn't create it...sin created it. God has LIFE designed for His children. One day...we will live and live forever in the way God has created us to live.