Life is hard but it's worth it

Sometimes there are things in our lives that we can not control but if we put our trust in God we won't have to worry. I have had many hardships in my life but i have realized that the more I don't understand the reasons for the things happening in my life the more I know God. In the past few weeks something has happened in my life that I didn't understand but know that it is in God's hands. This summer I went to church camp and i t was all about being a rebel for Christ and standing up for God and telling more people about him. I felt that church camp has changed me and i decided that i wanted to be a rebel for Christ and be the best christian for God. Since church camp changed my life and i felt closer to God, I was speechless when I  got home and got the news that my dad and step mom were getting a divorce. i felt like going to church camp was a waist of time and I was mad a t God because I didn't understand why something like this would happen. My step mom and I were really close and she meant a lot to me and i thought that my dad her and me would be the closest thing to a "perfect" family. But now i know that my dad hasn't been happy and i want him to be happy. I have been praying and talking to me real close friends about it and they all say they were sorry but when i told my best friend (L.W.) she said she was sorry too but she also gave me a verse. James 1:2-3"consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance." That really meant  a lot to me then just "I'm sorry." I am continuing to grow in my faith and trying to understand that this is a part of God's plan and i just have to step back and let God control my life.