I agree with this as the basis for things being taken away.....but I have also found out from my own experiences that sometimes things are taken away because too much value has been placed in them......but again, our hands are opened up as _sky said.....to know that he is enough & we don't need those things that have been taken away.

I have also had the experience where something has been taken away so that I can see the real value in it....that I was taking for granted before then.

There are all kinds of learning we can grasp from these situations......& they are all for our own good & not for punishment....which is the most important thing for us to remember.

Debbie