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How could we possibly give thanks to God for all the circumstances of our lives if He were not at work in them for our good?
Because we know God is directing our lives to an ultimate end and because we know He is sovereignly able to orchestrate the events of our lives toward that end, we can trust Him. We can commit to Him not only the ultimate outcome of our lives, but also all the intermediate events and circumstances that will bring us to that outcome.
God does as He pleases, and that which pleases Him is always for His glory and our good.
God will move in that person’s heart to carry out His will for you.
In either case, the person’s heart is in God’s hands. He will direct it according to His sovereign purpose for His glory and our good.
in order to trust God in adversity we must believe that God is completely sovereign, perfect in love, and infinite in wisdom.
God never wastes pain. He always uses it to accomplish His purpose. And His purpose is for His glory and our good. Therefore, we can trust Him when our hearts are aching or our bodies are racked with pain.
Trusting God in the midst of our pain and heartache means that we accept it from Him.
Our trust must be in the sovereign will of God, as He works in the ordinary circumstances of our daily lives for our good and His glory.
That is, all that God does or allows in all of His creation will ultimately serve His glory.
I append it without further comment, hoping that it will encourage you, as it has me, to trust God in all circumstances, whether private or public, and to believe that He is working all things out for our good as well as for His glory.
