Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Good things happen to bad people.
Bad things happen to good people.
Life isn’t fair.
Nobody ever said it would be.
Let’s looks at a passage from the New Testament that might be pretty familiar.
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28 NIV
When you’re walking in the middle of a major crisis in your life, this verse might make you want to scream. It also might be somewhat convicting. But it should definitely be a source of hope.
I don’t think I’m taking too much liberty to break it down like this:
(1) bad things happen to believers
(2) if the believer is walking in God’s will
(3) then God will use the difficulties for good
So...when something bad happens to you honestly ask yourself these questions:
(1) Are you a Christian?
(2) Are you doing the things that make God proud, walking in His will?
(3) Then you can go to the bank on the fact that He will bring good out of it.
How do I know?
Look at Job. He lost all his wealth and all of his children died. He got really sick and got hounded by three friends and his wife. Yet he had a good relationship with God. After analyzing his life he came to the conclusion that he had done nothing wrong and was, indeed, honoring God’s will in his life. After a little time, God restored his health and wealth and blessed him with a whole bunch of new children.
Why did God allow that to happen?
So that I can be writing about this right now — helping someone hang on for dear life. God’s desire is for victory in our lives. He wants us to claim the hope that this verse brings.
And one day, perhaps we’ll look back at these hardships and recognize the blessings God has bestowed as a result.
Lord, sometimes it’s hard to understand why we have to go through things. Maybe we’ll never really know. But I pray that we will claim your victory and that we will look forward with expectancy to see what you will do on our behalf.
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