in every victory, let it be said of me; my source of strength and my source of hope is Christ alone.

Without God, Man cannot.
Without Man, God will not.
When God and Man work together, you get Miracles.

God's there no matter what, and everything happens for a reason. You need to go through something to really understand this, and it shows when people raise their hands during a worship and know how to use the word "amen". God has various plans for us, and whatever turns out we need to see it in the light that "Thy will has been done". Your will be done on Earth, as it is in heaven.

my friend wrote this,

when things don't turn out my way and i get frustrated, God is always there
to remind me that things didn't go my way because someone else out there needed
it to go theirs. and its okay. its okay if things don't go my way, because
sometimes i benefit from it. i learn to be a better person and ultimately a
better friend/daughter/sister. and in his unfailing guidance, i remember why i'm
here and what is right. it was never about me, it's about all of us, and how we
love Him so. thank you, and i hope that this will be enough to pull me
through.

You gotta believe it to see it. No matter what it is, God's there. Your friends are there, and just knowing of their love and willingness to give their all for you is all you need. Even when it seems like the worst day, like this is the end, you really really need to see the big picture, you need to reform this into one experience that's going to be remembered and the pride that you will soon take in gaining triumphance in the eventual stage.

And with their love, love others. Teach others. At the end of the day we're the children of God.