ALL THINGS WORK FOR GOOD

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paul's words bring comfort and peace to many of us in our difficulties and hardships. They give us hope that no matter what hurts and disappointments come in our lives, everything will eventually workout for our good. When we don't know to pray as we ought to, the Holy Spirit come to our aid and prays through us. It is through these Holy Spirit filled prayers that all things work together for good, no matter what they are. Not all things that happen to us are good in and of themselves, but God is good and He can cause them to work toward our good if we trust Him.

Continuing to trust God is the key victory in painful and seemingly unjust situations. Faith and prayer move the hand of God. If we continue believing, He promises to continue moving in our behalf to work everything out for good. God makes this promise to those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. We must love God with all our hearts, and we must want His will. We must be willing to submit to His plan at all times.

 

The plan is that God has fro us eventually changes us into His image. We are destined to be molded into His image. That may sound spiritual, but in reality it usually hurts. Think of a piece of clay being pressed into a mold and wonder if the clay had feelings. Being changed into a different shape would probably be painful. If we take a lump of clay and press it into a mold, there is always  to much clay to fit,  to be able to fit into the mold of Christ some of you must be discarded, some thoughts, words,and actions. We must go through things that are difficult and learn to respond to them the way Jesus would. We must not give way to fearful thoughts and feelings that attack us. We must learn to remain steadfast, knowing that no matter how things appear now, God will work them out for the good-- and in the process, He will use them to make us better people.

 

God's purpose in everything that happens is to make us more like Jesus Christ. Jesus was the totally obedient One. "although He was the Son, He learned obedience through what He suffered"

(Hebrews 5: we also learn through what we suffer. We learn from God's Word and life's experiences. Because of our sinful nature, we tend to fight God at every point, but this only makes the process longer and more painful. Where the mind goes the man follows. A person who has their faith firmly planted in God cannot be defeated.