Good news and bad news are a matter of perspective. Things that affect someone negatively will typically affect someone else positively. For example, a tornado rips through a town and damages a number of houses. That is bad news for the homeowner. It is good news, however, for the carpenter or house builder. It means a lot of really good jobs and work that will support his family.
I've heard many prayers offered for good weather for an outdoor event. At the same time people are praying for rain to keep their yards or crops from dying. Rain or the lack of it is good news for one and bad news for the other. One weather pattern produces two results.
Such results are not the result of God liking someone better or giving more attention to their prayer. Isaiah 55 tells us that the way God does business is not the way we would do it. His ways are far beyond our ability to understand, so we just have to trust his heart. I'd like to have everything that happens be fully explainable, but I don't find that promise in the Bible. But, I do find that nothing can separate me from the love of God. That's just gonna have to do.
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