All works for good
April 18th, 2008
The Bible says in Romans 8:28, “And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them“. This verse is a reminder that as we love and serve God, bad things can happen to us, but we see that God is bigger than the “bad” and He can bring good through it.
As I reflect back over my life I have had a lot of bad things happen that made me wonder how God could let this happen. Things like being diagnosed with and living with crippling Rheumatoid Arthritis since the age of 12, when a routine x-ray found a large growth in my wife’s pelvis, losing loved ones and a host of other painful situations. Each of these things in themselves were very difficult times and to be honest I wondered if I could get through some of them.
Looking back though, I can trace God’s fingerprints through them. After some time and some space from the situations, I now know that God really can bring good results from bad situations. Each of these have helped me in some way. I have grown as a person, I have an understanding of peoples suffering and a desire to comfort them, and my wife an I are very close due to her illness. These times have also taught me to rely on God when I don’t understand why things are happening.
I think the key is to trust God and run towards Him in times of trouble. Trust that He is a God of His Word and know that He will work everything out for good in time. He has always been there for me. I am sure He will always be there for you too.