Childhood cancer is a vicious and unforgiving disease, parents forced to watch in anguish as their own flesh and blood suffers more than words can describe......Andy Whelan
In some of the discussions on the site that the story of Jessica Whelan came from (MSN - Mail Online), Christians were saying, as they often do, that this has cast doubt on their faith stating that they don't believe a good God would allow this to happen to an innocent child. I must admit that I too ask the question and I don't have an answer.
We, the human race, tend to be scientifically based in our reasoning, in that we always need to be able to work something out before we believe it, but that shows a weakness in our faith. We cannot ever understand God and why He does what He does. A four year old girl has not had the time to become a sinner, so this couldn't be punishment, although God doesn't punish our sins. He prefers to work towards our repentance then forgiveness.
We might not be able to compute it in our traditional way of thinking, but that's because we are approaching everything from a human perspective. True believers will understand that God does things His way and for His reasons. Isaiah 55:8 & 9 - “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord. 9: “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts."
None of this makes me any less sad about Jessica, however. I will pray for her and all of those in her situation again tomorrow. Perhaps we can give thanks for the life of Jessica and all the joy that she brought into the world.
For reasons best known to Himself, God has decided that I should have neither a wife nor children, but that doesn't stop me from loving and praying for the children around the world. I believe the Lord blesses us all with children, and I thank Him for that.
To all people reading this page, I would like to say,