Loss

My goldfish Finny died two days ago. I loved him a lot. He was very sick with an infection called fin rot. It makes me very sad to think about my poor pet. He was only 3 years old. But I believe I will see Finny again in Heaven. He will be healthy and happy and safe. 
If you believe in Jesus, death is not the end. You will go on to Heaven. I know that. But it didn’t make it hurt less when Finny died. It felt like the world turned upside-down. that fish was very special to me. I loved him. Why did God have to take him away? Well, Finny was very sick and in pain. If he recovered, he would have been handicapped for life, with badly damaged fins. He might not have been able to swim at all. God has a reason for everything he does, and even if we don’t understand it, we need to trust that God has our best interests in mind.