When God Doesn't Fix It: Lessons You Never Wanted to Learn, Truths You Can't Live Without

by Laura Story

Am I going to let my circumstances determine my view of God, or am I going to let God determine how I view my circumstances?

I no longer believe the myth that trials are a curse. Trials are an opportunity. They are an invitation to do good works to glorify our Father in heaven, to transform our lives from the inside out, and to drive us into the arms and footsteps of Jesus.

Our desire is for God to fix broken things. But God’s desire for us is to fix our relationship with him.

God wants to restore our relationship with him more than anything else. Though he loves us, he’ll allow us to feel the pain of this world’s unhealed hurts if it brings us closer to him.

But we believe that God’s plan is better, that his timing is perfect, and with that trust and confidence, we want to sacrifice our dreams when he asks—even the most painful ones.

We need to see marriage not as a union to make us happy but as a union to make us holy.