It sickens me to hear a person say `God must be teaching me something` when they go through a hardship.   

Granted, the Law Of The Lord contains the power to bless and curse.   So, if a person is in rebellion against the Law they will suffer the consequences.   

However, the Lord is not bringing the evil consequences on the person who is suffering.   Rather it is the person themself who has brought the evil upon themself.   

There are three things seriously wrong about believing that the Lord brings evil things upon a person intentionally -
   → the person is denying the existence of the enemy
   → they are denying the consequences of Original Sin
   → they are denying their own culpability

The thief comes not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. Joh 10:10 The thief is Satan who is the inspiration for all the evil in the world.      Whereas the 'I' is Jesus who offers us Eternal Life and Abundant Life.      This verse is a powerful statement contrasting the nature of the enemy with the nature of our Lord Jesus Christ.      Note that the enemy takes by force what is ours, while we must appropriate by faith what is ours in Christ Jesus.      The appropriation is not a 'one and done' thing.     Rather, it is an ongoing process throughout our lives on this earth.      Jesus has given us His life in giving us His Holy Spirit who is in every believer who has asked to be filled.     We aught to invoke His life into every aspect of our walk in the earth.