But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them. But it's better to lose some of the battles in the struggles for your dreams than to be defeated without ever knowing what you're fighting for.
We're not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.
Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. ... He starts knocking the house about in a way that hurts abominably and does not seem to make any sense. ... You thought you were being made into a decent little cottage: but He is building a palace. He intends to come and live in it Himself.