. . . all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 HCSB
But what if God doesn’t work things out in the way we had hoped for?
Those times are tough! And the fiery darts are merciless. We have a tendency to be mad at God. We question God. We feel God is ignoring us. Sometimes, the way God works things out breaks our hearts. Peace evades us at times like these. We might even feel like giving up on prayer, after all what good has it done in those difficult times. We experience frustration when we open our bible because nothing seems to speak to our need. We cry out to God, “I just don’t understand what you are doing here God. This isn’t what I prayed for at all!”
We take on an ‘it’s all about me’ perspective. All we can think about is our own feelings. How disappointed we are. How hurt we are. It’s at times like these, we must remember the following:
We must trust God.
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not rely on your own understanding;
6 think about Him in all your ways,
and He will guide you on the right paths. Proverbs 3:5-7 NIV
You know, God sees the bigger picture. He’s in charge and we have to submit to that.
We must remember that God desires what is best for us
Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, Ephesians 3:20 ESV
Because He sees the bigger picture, God knows what needs to be done, so that the plans He has for us can be fulfilled. Remember, God knows what is best for us. We only think we do! We need to remember His thoughts are not our thoughts.
God will sustain us (especially when things get rough)
Cast your burden on the Lord, and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. Psalms 55:22 HCSB
God knows we won’t get any relief if we insist on carrying that burden. He lovingly and patiently waits for us to turn it all over to Him.
God loves us:
“For God loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 HCSB
The reason we can calm down and trust God is because His love for us knows no bounds. Will God, who sacrificed His innocent Son for us, ignore us in our time of disappointment and hurt? That doesn’t even make sense. But we are tempted to forget that powerful Truth. The Truth that will set us free from the temptations meant to destroy us.
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