So, I'm not the most eloquent person, nor am I the most learned, especially about Bible stuff (working on it, ok?)   But this morning, I woke with this on my heart, and felt the need to try.  Hopefully, God will do some of the typing on this.
I was thinking last night about a misconception I see online, a lot.  People often say "If you praise God for the good things in your life, you have to blame Him for the bad."  The thing is, they are missing a few important things in their perception.
First, God is good.  God is love.  God is holy.  He is just, and amazing, and perfect.  He is things we, as humans, can't even conceive of.  He loves us like we love our kids....but to the nth power.  And when your kids misbehave, sometimes you have to let them suffer the consequences of their actions, so they learn how to do right.  Well, so does God.  Some of the bad things that happen in life are our own fault, and if He doesn't allow us to learn from them...we'll never become better, and more like Him.
Second is that we live in a broken sinful world.  When Adam and Eve listened to the serpent and ate the fruit, they broke things.  They let sin, death, pain, suffering, all sorts of evil and sad things, into what was a perfect creation, and now we all have to live with that.  So when bad things happen, sometimes it's just the end result of that sin, suffering, death, pain, evil and sadness.  Sometimes, it's because someone ELSE made a bad choice, and it affects others.  Sometimes, it's just....life in a broken world.
You see, it's not like He is sitting in heaven, watching us and going "Oh, that girl there, she gets the 'found a $20' card today"...."That guy there, he's getting the 'flat tire' card...oh, and how about a 'step in a mud puddle on the way to work' card, too!"  No, He is standing next to you, saying "reach out and take my hand, and I'll help you through this.  If you need support, you can lean on my shoulder, and if you can't walk, I will carry you.  All you have to do is turn to me."