Maybe God is letting you struggle with addiction So you can show the world how God heals addiction
Maybe God is letting you struggle with depression So you can show others that it isn't just people whose brains work right that believe
Maybe God tried to stop you from all the choices that got you here And when you made your choices anyway then He got to show the world that He can bring anyone back from the brink
Maybe He is using your trials to prove that the gospel is for everyone, can comfort anyone, and to give you compassion for those who also struggle, just not always in the same way
Because He is the God of all people, of every step of the journey home, and of every second in this life and the next
Had to phrase this in maybes, because I can only guess at God's reasons