God can use the storm without being the storm.

Hard things happen, and it is possible to hold that something good can come through a difficulty without believing the difficulty was sent to you as a lesson. That distinction matters, because the belief that suffering was designed for your benefit can make an unbearable thing heavier. Meaning can be made from a storm without the storm being kind.

If you are inside a hard season, you do not have to find its purpose right now. Look instead for what is being carried through it, in you or around you. The meaning can be assembled later, and often is.