Does anything happen without God causing or allowing it? Of course not!
Do all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose? Absolutely!
Is this true of everything you are going through at the moment? Sure it is!
Could there be something that is an exception? Nope!
So, why then are you so distraught over the things you are facing?
Understanding Romans 8:28 is key to having peace and the power to keep going when you feel like giving up. God doesn’t say everything is good, but that “all things work together for good”. Like ingredients in a cake, the good, bad, and ugly are connected and “together” good is produced. Regardless of what painful experiences we are going through God can make something good out of it. But, you must understand that this promise is conditional. It’s not for everybody. Good comes out of all things only if we meet God’s conditions. They don’t turn out good if our heart isn’t right with God. If we resent and resist what God allows we lose the benefits we could have gained, or as someone said–“We waste our sorrows”.
So, what is the thing that’s troubling you? Will it give you good or grief? Will it help or hurt you? Will it become a blessing or be a burden? The answer is up to you. It is your choice. The situation is what it is, but what it becomes is decided in the courtroom of your heart. You can trust God to use it for good, and live accordingly, or you can fight against it, defiantly despising your difficulty and make matters worse.
Anything that happens is part of the all things that God can use to bring something good, but you must surrender everything to Him. Whether you make a blessing or miss a blessing is up to you. Every trial is a turning point. You can go wrong or you can go right, and your decision determines your destiny. The door is now open–you can pass through and experience what God has planned or you can slam the door shut. But think about this—What you do should be determined by what God can do. If you despise what has come into your life and doubt God’s promise to use it for good you will deprive yourself of the blessing He intended. Now, you decide. Think about it!
