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.
Romans 8:28
This verse is often quoted as well as misquoted. The wrong way to quote it is to just say "God works everything for good." I call that a missed quote because it is void the last half of the verse. In other words, God works everything for good for those who are his children. Its just like a father, he might provide everything to his kids but that doesn't mean he will provide for the other kids in the neighborhood.
But the essence of this verse for me is a message that God is trying to tell us how we should look at the problems and circumstances in our lives. They exist for our benefit even if we don't feel that. And sometimes, in the face of these problems and circumstances we desire change. We want to get away from these issues of life and potentially miss the blessing that is often cloaked in circumstance.
I remember a long time ago, my mother was on a business trip back in the Dominican Republic. She called my father and I to tell us that she had missed her plane but come to find out, that flight had trouble right after take off and plunged into the Caribbean Ocean where all passengers and crew perished.
So here is the deal. We live in a world that thrives on dramatic change. Our attitudes are "if it ain't broke, break it." Today we focus on what we don't have rather than what we have. We are primarily driven by unsatisfaction rather than contentment.
When a pothole appears on the road of our lives, we often swerve at all cost to avoid the pothole. We do this because at the end of the day, we really don't trust the integrity of the vehicle God gave us to enjoy life. We fail to understand the blessings we have in the potholes and often run into bigger problems.
So grab the steering wheel firmly and go straight through for God intends to make the best of it so you can enjoy life.
