A friend just told me alot of bad things that have happened and are happening in her life! Spiritual advice?

she finally said, ';Why would God let these things happen to me?'; Is there some scripture that I can use to comfort her? Any other advice?A friend just told me alot of bad things that have happened and are happening in her life! Spiritual advice?
You don't need the bible or scripture, just be there for her as a friend and comfort her when she needs it. Bad things happen every day to good and bad people equally, that's life.A friend just told me alot of bad things that have happened and are happening in her life! Spiritual advice?
Isa. 40:31 is my favorite verse. bad things happen to all people, good and bad. However, God is God. he is in control of the final outcome, never forget that.
If it were my friend, I wouldn't necessarily try to say anything to comfort her. Sometimes the best comfort just comes from your presence. It also depends on what has happened. But, here are two generic scriptures that give me some comfort:


Hebrews 13:5 ';I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.';* Matthew 28:20 ';And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.';
When God takes something from your grasp, He's not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something better.


Concentrate on this sentence..... 'The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you.'
';Why Bad Things Happen to Good People'; is a book that she should check out.





A lot of times when bad things happen, it does allow for spiritual growth and increased faith. If her trials are really challenging, then she may naturally gravitate towards God. it happened to me when I had a big life challenge. I think she should pray to God and really do it with confidence that it will make a difference. She also may benefit from meditation, or just sitting quietly, trying to be detached and not fretting or sulking in anger, but doing so in an emotionless way. It really helps.





Some good books are by Shakti Gawain, ';Living in the Light'; and ';Creative Visualization.'; Eckhart Tolle has some good books that your friend may like. One is called ';The Power of Now.';
The best advice i can give you is to tell her that everything happens for a reason good and bad. There are situations that we have to go through to learn from, and tell her that God knows and sees whats going on and that he wouldn't put too much on her that she cant bear. Me personally I have gone through a whole lot that most people would never imagine. I have been mistreated in every way, family members and friends dying left and right and sometimes i felt like i was gonna go crazy but I am blessed to still be here. Even though life has been rough God brought me threw it and he can do the same for her. It wont be easy at first but she has to trust him and don't give the devil any type of victory because the victory is already won.


I will pray for her.
Offer to help her in a practical way. Bring her to a therapist, or do some dishes for her, or help her look for a job, or whatever it is she needs help with.





I'm not trying to be mean, but giving her real-world help will get her through her rough time more than reciting some scripture.
Things just HAPPEN; it has NOTHING to do with being good or bad.
Romans 8:28


And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.





2 Corinthians 4:17


For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory





1 Peter 1:3-9


Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
Likely, she will one day need to have these experiences to help another (or others) get through it.
You should just say to her, ';this is proof there is not god. Or, if there is a god, he is unjust.';
';Looking at His disciples, He said:


'Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.


'Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied.


'Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.


'Blessed are you when men hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.


'Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in Heaven. For that is how their fathers treated the prophets.' '; (Luke 6:20- 23)
You will not find Spiritual advice in any scripture, only religious beliefs.





Advise her to not consider the events happening in her life as either ';good'; or ';bad';; they are OPPORTUNITIES to learn.