Restoring Faith After a Challenge to It

[Zazzy]

Can't go into details as it involves another person, but I was once at the point of saying that I hated god for allowing something into my life. I guess what got me through it was that intellectually nothing had changed. I believed the Bible before these things. I could see no reason to change that position just because I was suffering. Years later, God worked out the situation for greater good than I would have imagined.

Jesus, God's own beloved son, prayed for the cross to be taken away if possible, and God didn't do it. Why should I be any different?

Thank you, John- I was hoping a theist would reply. Are you saying that the problem was that you were suffering, and doubting God for not alleviating that suffering, and that the solution for you was the realization that God doesn't have to alleviate your suffering, followed by a better time in your life when you could see that God was helping all along, only you didn't realize it at the time?

Is this an accurate restatement of your experience, or am I misunderstanding?

Also, could you please comment on whether you see your faith as strengthened because of this experience?