God is sovereign. Everything that happens must at least have been allowed by Him. At the outset, we must recognize that we cannot fully understand God’s purposes and ways. The book of Job deals with this issue. Job was a righteous man (Job 1:1) yet he suffered much. God allowed Satan to do everything he wanted to Job except kill him (Job 13:15). Job did not understand why God allowed these things to happen but he did know God was good and continued to trust in Him.
Bad things may happen to good people in this world but this world is not the end. God uses those bad things for ultimate lasting good.
These scriptures will help you with this.
John 11:25: Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,
Psalm 115:16: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
Romans 14:8: For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s.
Psalm 34:18: The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.
James 4:14: Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.
Psalm 23:1-6: A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. …
There are many more verses on this website. I would suggest that you go to this website and read the many verses. https://www.openbible.info/topics/death_of_a_loved_one Another good article to read is at https://www.gotquestions.org/bad-things-good-people.html
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