A young boy is telling his Grandma how “everything” is going wrong. School, family problems, health problems, etc… Meanwhile, Grandma is baking a cake.
She asks her grandson if he would like a snack, which, of course, he does.
“Here, have some cooking oil.”
“Yuck!” says the boy.
“How about a couple raw eggs?”
“Gross, Grandma!”
“Would you like some flour then? Or maybe baking soda?”
“Grandma, those are all nasty!”
To which Grandma replies, “Yes, all those things seem bad all by themselves. But when they are put together in the right way, they make a wonderfully delicious cake!”
God works the same way. Many times we wonder why God would let us go through such bad and difficult times. But God knows that when God helps to put these things in Divine order, they always work for good. We just have to trust God and, eventually, they will all make something wonderful.