"The problem of evil disproves a good God. No loving God would allow this much suffering and remain silent."
How it sounds in your head: I've watched too many children die, too many wars, too much cancer. If God is all-powerful and all-loving, this world is impossible. Either He can't stop it or won't—and either way, the Sunday school God doesn't exist. Maybe there's something, but it's not the loving Father they promised.
"For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us."
-- Romans 8:18Judging God's love by temporary circumstances rather than eternal sacrifice and eventual justice.
He's buried friends, watched senseless tragedy, lived through wars, and seen innocent suffering with no intervention. At 90+, the accumulated weight of unanswered 'why' questions makes God's goodness feel like wishful thinking.
Joseph suffered betrayal by brothers, false accusation, years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. At the end he said 'You meant evil, but GOD meant it for good.' He saw redemption Paul couldn't see mid-suffering.
I REFUSE the lie that suffering disproves God's goodness. IT IS WRITTEN that present sufferings aren't worthy to be compared with coming glory—and that's from a man who was beaten and stoned for faith. God didn't promise to prevent suffering; He promised to ENTER it with us and REDEEM it eventually. The cross proves God doesn't stay distant—He came down into torture and death to defeat them from the inside. I don't understand every 'why,' but I trust the God who BECAME FLESH and SUFFERED WITH US has reasons beyond my 90 years of perspective. IT IS WRITTEN that He will wipe every tear, and I'm about to see that happen personally. Every unanswered question will be answered face to face.
The Father isn't offended by your problem of evil—He's the one who solved it by becoming human and suffering with you. While you've been questioning His goodness from decades of pain, He's been preparing an eternity where suffering is obliterated and every tear explained.