If it was up to God Whitney Houston would still be alive

I wrote a post on facebook recently that "if it was up to God Whitney Houston would still be alive" and I got mixed responses. The thing that pains me is

I've decided that I'm not going to die (lessons from The Help)

I recently listened to the audiobook "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett (affiliate link) and the main character's mother (Skeeter's mother) said something that was so profound. Skeeter's mother was dying of