Why does adversity bring some people closer to God whereas with other people it has the opposite effect.

With some people like Mattie Stepanek adversity in their life brought them closer to God.

With other people it has the exact opposite effect. For example,Lance Armstrong, the cyclist who had testicular cancer is on record as saying "If there was a god, I’d still have both nuts"

Why didn’t adversity bring him closer to God ?

For those who don’t know of Mattie Stepanek . He was a child that suffered from muscular dystrophy and wrote poems about God, love and peace. You can see him and hear one of his poems at.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdA3qenidiM

Atheists don’t tell me it’s only because he was a child, there are countless of other adults that became closer to God through adversity.

In Lance Armstrong’s new commercial the chorus sounds so familiar, but I can’t figure it out. What is the song that they’re only playing the chorus to? If you need to listen the url is below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph6Gd2Cg4gc
Thanks you