He Makes it Work
Have your plans ever been derailed? Have your dreams experienced a detour? Has your life taken an unforeseen turn?
Itβs been said that God works in mysterious ways, which is absolutely true. How His sovereignty (His supreme power and authority) interplays with human choices is equally laced with mystery.
In his letter to the Romans, Paul acknowledges the unexpected hardships, suffering, and corruption the believers in Rome were dealing with at that time. But he also encourages them with these words:
βAnd 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.β
ββRomansβ¬ β8:28β¬ βNLTβ¬β¬
Maybe you lost a loved one.
Maybe someone you respect disappointed you.Β
Maybe someone in your family received a hard diagnosis.Β
Maybe your job title shifted, which has shaken your identity.
Maybe reality doesn't match what you see on social media.
Maybe you made a decision you regret.
Maybe youβve found yourself questioning God.
Maybe someone you love walked away.
Maybe you put your whole heart into something or someone, but it didnβt go how you hoped.
Though it might feel hard to believe, God can use it all.
The good and the bad.
The polished and the messy.
The planned and the unsettled.
The clear and the misunderstood.
The encouraging and the hurtful.
God can work everything togetherβfor your good and His glory.
This doesn't mean that everything will BE good, or that everything will work out the way we want or expect. After all, we live in a broken, messy world. Butβwe can rest in the confident assurance that the Holy Spirit is at work in our lives, interceding, advocating, celebrating, and grieving with us. And one day, we will see the complete picture He is painting in our lives. Nothing we go through will be wasted.
And how does He do it? Thatβs where we have to lean into the mystery, because we cannot fully comprehend an infinite God.
If you think back on your own life, there were probably things that didnβt make sense and maybe even seemed impossible, but now you see how God somehow worked everything out.
God can use it allβincluding the things you canβt comprehendβ
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