I remind myself of two things that will help me set the problem of evil down:
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Theodicy is much easier when death isn’t taken as final and when what comes after it is believed to be very good. Both those things are part of Christian belief, especially if you’re at least at the inclusivist point on the soteriological spectrum, like I currently am. (This does leave me curious to pick back up my project about what the Bible actually says about who receives eternal life.)
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Also, I must admit that the problem of evil will, in all likelihood, remain unresolved during this lifetime. We are, after all, arguing about an invisible deity. Nevertheless, as tempting as it may be, trading my faith for a facile resolution to this and the other two related problems (divine hiddenness and unanswered prayer) would be foolish.