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At The Back Of The North Wind By George Macdonald

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God is a beyond exceptional being. He loves everyone, helps everyone, and most importantly, does the best things for everyone. In my life, others' lives, and "At the Back of the North Wind" by George MacDonald, God shows that He can be good when He allows bad things to happen. Believe it or not, I had one of the toughest beginnings to my life that anyone could imagine. For the first ten years of my life, I was neglected, abused, and treated like a lion treats his prey. In my opinion, this is a very bad beginning to someone's life. Although this may seem terrible, I somehow wanted to stay with these wicked caretakers. After the first decade of my life, I was taken away and put into Foster Care along with my four siblings. This seemed bad to me, but it eventually turned out to be a blessing. I was then given proper attention associated with true, unconditional love. Now, I am part of the largest, most wonderful family that I could ever dream of. As is shown by Him taking me from famine to feast, God has really blessed me. …show more content…

Now, let's consider the lives of alcoholics: when they come together in a group, they do dumb things, get into trouble, and hurt others. Therefore, how can a life like this be even the tiniest bit of good. Now that you know what the lives of the majority of alcoholics are like, consider the lives of the few that become completely sober. After comprehending that they had a terrible life, they begin to realize that they have actual potential. They begin to understand that they have mentally moved from Ecuador to Canada. This is a wonderful thing that God does to people with previously bad

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