They came upon a man who had been blind since birth. Now, we know that all suffering in this world is a result of sin. Nevertheless, that is only half of the story. In the midst of this sin and suffering, God governs in such a way that these events draw people to Him, and in the end, God is glorified. And this is also very true in our day, I believe.
Difficulties frequently arise in families or in marriages.
In fact, God permits a lot of things to happen in life so that when these situations are resolved we are then enabled to see the restoring power of God and the healing power of His Gospel of forgiveness and hope. Now, the devil may try to destroy, but God turns everything around for the blessing of His children, and also that He might be glorified. People often question why God permits suffering to come into the lives of people who appear to be innocent. Well, I certainly agree. The longer I'm involved in this work of preaching and teaching the Gospel, it becomes clearer and clearer to me that God permits certain things to happen in the lives of individuals in order to draw these people to Himself.