And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to
those who are called according to His purpose. For whom He foreknew, He also
predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son.
~ Romans 8:28-29
All things work together for good? Does that mean when my car breaks down I
can't afford to get it fixed that somehow it's for good? Does that mean when
I can't stand my boss and dread going to work each morning that somehow it's
for good? How can the bad in my life work together for good?
God takes every event in our life and uses it to bring us further along the
path to Him and to touch the lives of those around us as we trust Him. He
uses each event, good or bad, to conform us to the image of His Son, Jesus. A
broken down car that you can't afford to fix may look like a disaster to you,
but to God it's a way to bring you into the path of someone who may never have
heard of God unless you rode the public transit train that cold winter morning
and shared His love by listening and reaching out to that person.
Our eyes see only the moment of time we live in, while God sees from the
perspective of eternity. As His children, all that happens in our lives can
be used by Him for good - we have only to trust Him in the crisis. If we
allow Him, God will take the struggles and trials of our lives, and turn them
into monuments of His saving power.
Lord, thank You for everything that happens in my life. I know You are
sovereign over all, and that You see reasons I may never know. Help me to
trust You to take what was meant for evil and turn it to good, for me and for
those around me who see me as one of Your children.
In Jesus' name,
Amen.
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