Everything Is For Good!
"And we know that all things work together for
good to those who love God, to those
who
are called according to His purpose."
Romans 8: 28
Imagine you're baking a cake and you haphazardly
add ingredients that you pull from your pantry shelf.
When a friend inquires, you answer, “No problem;
the cake will turn out fine in the end.”
No culinary school would teach this process;
good outcomes depend on good ingredients
when it comes to
cooking.
But Romans 8:28 makes a promise that, regardless of the
events we experience, whether good or bad, God causes
all things to work for good in the end. That does not mean
we are given license to live our life haphazardly without
caution for consequences and effects.
Instead, it means that while we are pursuing a wise and
obedient life, we will
still experience difficulties, but God
will use those difficulties to accomplish His good purpose
in our life. Whether good or bad, God will use “all things”
for His purposes.
When you're going through difficult times,
trust in God’s promise. He will use those
difficulties to make you more like Christ.
"There is a certain kind of maturity
that can be attained only through
the discipline of
suffering."
D. A. Carson
